English Explanatory Dictionary

goodwill ambassador

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A public figure who, as a volunteer, is an advocate for a good cause on behalf of a public organization.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of goodwill ambassador (“as a legal title before a name”).

Pronunciation

/ɡʊdˈwɪl æmˈbæs.ə.də(ɹ)/

Word forms

goodwill ambassador goodwill ambassadors GA GWA

Etymology

Origin 1927 when Calvin Coolidge, the United States president designated Col. Charles Lindbergh its Goodwill Ambassador during one of his most famous flights. As a compound word representing an honorific title that was merged over time from three lexemes good-will plus ambassador which is still used descriptively by the State of Kentucky to define the Kentucky Colonel as its "ambassador of good-will".

Derived words

global goodwill ambassador goodwill ambassador-at-large goodwill ambassadorship goodwill ambassadress goodwill diplomacy goodwill embassy
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