A person sent to deliver a message or represent someone, often in formal, diplomatic, or official contexts.
The king sent an envoy to the neighboring king.
The king sent an envoy for peace negotiations.
He attended the meeting as the president's messenger.
He went to Kyoto as an envoy.
He came as the president's envoy.
使い is a plain, everyday word for someone running an errand or delivering a message, while 使者 has a more formal or ceremonial tone.
メッセンジャー is a loanword used for casual or modern messengers (e.g., bike couriers, apps), whereas 使者 carries a formal or traditional nuance.
使者 is the common modern word for a messenger or envoy, while 使 is an old, mostly historical term with the same meaning.
使者 is a formal, often official term for a messenger or envoy, while お使い in its messenger sense is a softer, everyday word that can sound child-oriented or old-fashioned.
使者 is an envoy or messenger sent to deliver a message or represent someone, similar to the representative sense of 特派員 but more formal and archaic-sounding.
使者 is a common word for a messenger sent to deliver news, while ヘラルド is a more literary or fantastical term for a herald.
使者 emphasizes someone sent to deliver a message or carry out an errand, while 代理人 emphasizes legal or authorized power to act for another.
死者 (the dead, deceased) is pronounced identically to 使者 (messenger, envoy) but has a completely unrelated meaning.
使者 is someone who carries a message or errand for another person and can be used in everyday or historical contexts, while 使節 specifically denotes an officially appointed diplomatic representative or delegation.
Compound of 使 (し, 'use' or 'send on a mission') and 者 (しゃ, 'person'). The meaning 'person sent on a mission' is transparent from the components.