使し者しゃ

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Meanings

A person sent to deliver a message or represent someone, often in formal, diplomatic, or official contexts.

〈人ひと〉に使し者しゃを送おくるto send an envoy/messenger to someone
王おうは隣りん国ごくの王おうに使し者しゃを送おくった。
The king sent an envoy to the neighboring king.
使し者しゃとして〈場ば所しょ〉に行いくto go somewhere as an envoy/representative
彼かれは使し者しゃとして京きょう都とに行いった。
He went to Kyoto as an envoy.
〈人ひと〉の使し者しゃsomeone's envoy/messenger (acting on their behalf)
彼かれは社しゃ長ちょうの使し者しゃとして来きた。
He came as the president's envoy.

伝でん令れい
伝令 refers specifically to a military or official order-bearer, while 使者 is a broader term for any messenger or envoy.
特とく使し
特使 is a special envoy sent for a specific diplomatic mission, while 使者 is the general word for any messenger or representative.
使つかいN2
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
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.

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使し
使者 is the common modern word for a messenger or envoy, while 使 is an old, mostly historical term with the same meaning.
お使つかいN1
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.
特とく派は員いん
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.
ヘラルド
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.
代だい理り人にん
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.

死し者しゃN1
死者 (the dead, deceased) is pronounced identically to 使者 (messenger, envoy) but has a completely unrelated meaning.
使し節せつN1
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.