diplomat
- a person appointed by a national government to conduct official negotiations and maintain political, economic, and social relations with another country or countries.
- a person who is tactful and skillful in managing delicate situations, handling people, etc.
Origin of diplomat
Related Words for diplomat
expert, mediator, envoy, agent, negotiator, representative, minister, ambassador, go-between, emissary, plenipotentiary, moderator, legate, conciliator, tacticianExamples from the Web for diplomat
Contemporary Examples of diplomat
His plan was to one day become a diplomat, but he was losing faith in the idea of international policy as a career path.
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“That would fit into the Kremlin narrative,” says the diplomat.
He was a diplomat, New York governor, and vice president of the United States.
A U.S. diplomat once spoke with bitterness of the breadth of his power when negotiating with an uncooperative dictator.
The diplomat said his words were an attempt “not to allow violence and escalation.”
Historical Examples of diplomat
Yates was naturally too much of a diplomat to begin awkwardly.
In the Midst of AlarmsRobert Barr
His talents as a diplomat, such as they were, were needed continually.
Fair HarborJoseph Crosby Lincoln
But your Majesty knows me as a blunt man, when I serve him not as diplomat, but as friend.
The Princess VirginiaC. N. Williamson
I have no delicatesse as a diplomat, but I go blind on Libertad!
The Battle of the BaysOwen Seaman
The diplomat touched him on the arm significantly, but the player shook his head.
The Lure of the MaskHarold MacGrath
diplomat
- an official, such as an ambassador or first secretary, engaged in diplomacy
- a person who deals with people tactfully or skilfully
Word Origin and History for diplomat
1813, from French diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique (see diplomatic) on model of aristocrate from aristocratique.