diplomate

[ dip-luh-meyt ]

noun

1. 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.

diplomate

/ ˈdɪpləˌmeɪt /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of diplomate¹

First recorded in 1875–80; diplom(a) + -ate ¹

Example Sentences

He was too good a diplomate to be pumped in that simple way by such a one as Archibald Currie.

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She thinks him a great diplomate,' communicated Jane in return, and her arm received an ecstatic squeeze.

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"The Alt-Schloss is indeed a picturesque construction," said the diplomate, by way of generally inviting my confidence.

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First among the diplomatists of his time, his reputation as a diplomate has passed out of mens minds.

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Such evidence leaves nothing to be said in regard to his qualities as a diplomate.

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