noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
US:/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/
US:/ˈɑn.vɔɪ/
UK:/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/
UK:
Southern-England:Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
CMU ARPABET:EH1 N V OY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:AA1 N V OY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: law
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2
noun
Meaning 2
A representative.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
special envoy to the United Nations
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3
noun
Meaning 3
A diplomat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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4
noun
Meaning 4
A messenger.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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5
noun
Meaning 5
Alternative spelling of envoi (“short stanza at end of poem”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract