diplomatist

[dih-ploh-muh-tist]

noun

1. British Older Use.,  a Foreign Office employee officially engaged as a diplomat.

2. a person who is astute and tactful in any negotiation or relationship.

diplomatist

/ dɪˈpləʊmətɪst /

noun

1. a less common word for diplomat

Word History and Origins

Origin of diplomatist¹

First recorded in 1805–15; diplomat(ic) + -ist

Example Sentences

Wall is in the best tradition of British diplomatists.

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In the gaps between struggling to save the eurozone, the diplomatists and politicians of Europe could embrace a new cause.

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Soon after this Prince Metternich proved himself to be as perfect a gentleman as he was a diplomatist.

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He was a self-made man, gaining distinction as a printer, journalist, author, electrician, natural philosopher, statesman, and diplomatist.

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At first he favoured the anti-German policy, which was then in fashion amongst the younger British diplomatists, but later he became a convinced advocate of an understanding.

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