Basic Details
Word: Ambassador
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: An official sent by one country to live in another and represent it there; also a person who represents or promotes something, such as a brand ambassador.
Synonyms: envoy, diplomat, representative
How to Spell Ambassador
Syllables: am - bas - sa - dor
Tricky part: There is a double s in the middle, and the word ends in or, not er or our.
Watch out for: ambasador, ambassader, embassador
Memory tip: An ambassador works in an embassy, and both have the double s. The ending is or, as in governor and senator.
Usage Examples
Example 1: The Indian ambassador to Japan visited a school in Tokyo.
Example 2: The famous athlete is a brand ambassador for a sports company.
Example 3: Each class chose a student ambassador for the cleanliness drive.
Fun Fact
Ambassador was also the name of a car made in India by Hindustan Motors from 1958 to 2014, long used as a taxi and an official car.
Practise the CREST Way
Spell-o-Spell
Three of these words are spelt correctly. Choose the meaning of the misspelt word:
1. treaty 2. passport 3. ambasador 4. currency
a) the kind of money used in a country
b) a formal agreement signed between countries
c) an official document needed for foreign travel
d) an official who represents a country abroad
Show answer
d) an official who represents a country abroad. Ambassador needs two s's in the middle, as passport does.
Word Cookie
Find the extra letter in the word:
ambassadour
a) r
b) d
c) u
d) o
Show answer
c) u. Ambassador ends in or; it is not like honour or colour.
Mingle-Mangle
Unjumble the letters in the sentence to form a meaningful word:
Our class met the visiting osarbmadsa from Kenya at the town hall.
a) crusader
b) ambassadress
c) matador
d) ambassador
Show answer
d) ambassador. Ambassadress needs an e and four s's, matador is three letters short, and crusader needs a c, r, u and e.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where does an ambassador usually work?
a) in a bakery
b) in a garage
c) in an embassy
d) in a zoo
Show answer
c) in an embassy
2. A brand ambassador is someone who ____.
a) builds the company's factories
b) promotes a company's products
c) cleans the company's offices
d) repairs the company's machines
Show answer
b) promotes a company's products
