diplomat

noun

dip·​lo·​mat ˈdi-plə-ˌmat How to pronounce diplomat (audio)
: one employed or skilled in diplomacy
a foreign diplomat

Examples of diplomat in a Sentence

The President will be meeting with foreign diplomats. He's a talented architect but a poor diplomat.
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Deportation flights to Venezuela will resume, a senior U.S. diplomat said, despite the Trump Administration's recent revocation of Chevron's permit to pump and sell oil from the South American country. Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 13 Mar. 2025 Kishore Mahbubani, a prominent former Singapore diplomat, said both the U.S. and China know there will be no winners in a conflict between the two giants. Sawdah Bhaimiya,jenni Reid,holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025 The Nicolás Maduro regime has agreed to resume flights transporting Venezuelans deported from the United States back to their home country, U.S. diplomat Richard Grenell said. Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2025 Wynn-Williams joined what was then called Facebook in 2011 after working as a diplomat for New Zealand in Washington, DC. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 12 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diplomat

Word History

Etymology

French diplomate, back-formation from diplomatique

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of diplomat was in 1813

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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

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diplomat

noun
dip·​lo·​mat ˈdip-lə-ˌmat How to pronounce diplomat (audio)
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy

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