diplomate

[ dip-luh-meyt ]

/ ˈdɪp ləˌmeɪt /

Save This Word!

See synonyms for diplomate on Thesaurus.com

noun

a person who has received a diploma, especially a doctor, engineer, etc., who has been certified as a specialist by a board within the appropriate profession.

QUIZ

CAN YOU ANSWER THESE COMMON GRAMMAR DEBATES?

There are grammar debates that never die; and the ones highlighted in the questions in this quiz are sure to rile everyone up once again. Do you know how to answer the questions that cause some of the greatest grammar debates?

Question 1 of 7

Which sentence is correct?

His boss, whom he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

His boss, who he admires, is waiting to meet with him about the big project.

TAKE THE QUIZ TO FIND OUT

Origin of diplomate

First recorded in 1875–80; diplom(a) + -ate¹

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH diplomate

diplomat, diplomate

Words nearby diplomate

diploidy, diploma, diplomacy, diploma mill, diplomat, diplomate, diplomatic, diplomatically, diplomatic bag, diplomatic corps, diplomatic immunity

How to use diplomate in a sentence

He was too good a diplomate to be pumped in that simple way by such a one as Archibald Currie.
The American Senator|Anthony Trollope
She thinks him a great diplomate,' communicated Jane in return, and her arm received an ecstatic squeeze.
Beechcroft at Rockstone|Charlotte M. Yonge
"The Alt-Schloss is indeed a picturesque construction," said the diplomate, by way of generally inviting my confidence.
Lippincott's Magazine. Vol. XII, No. 33. December, 1873.|Various
First among the diplomatists of his time, his reputation as a diplomate has passed out of mens minds.
The Life of Albert Gallatin|Henry Adams

Such evidence leaves nothing to be said in regard to his qualities as a diplomate.
The Life of Albert Gallatin|Henry Adams

British Dictionary definitions for diplomate

diplomate

/ (ˈdɪpləˌmeɪt) /

noun

any person who has been granted a diploma, esp a physician certified as a specialist

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

diplomate

Origin of diplomate

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH diplomate

Words nearby diplomate

Words related to diplomate

How to use diplomate in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for diplomate