emissario

Definitions of emissario
  1. noun
    someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else
    synonyms: inviato
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    type of:
    esponente, rappresentante
    a person who represents others
  2. noun
    (military) a secret agent hired by a state to obtain information about its enemies or by a business to obtain industrial secrets from competitors
    synonyms: agente segreto, spia
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