diplomate

[ dip-luh-meyt ]

/ ˈdɪp ləˌmeɪt /

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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.

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Origin of diplomate

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

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH diplomate

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Words nearby diplomate

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

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Example sentences from the Web for diplomate

A diplomate followed, and he also, in his sphere, received the most dextrous and well-turned replies.
Tour in England, Ireland, and France, in the years 1826, 1827, 1828 and 1829.|Hermann Pckler-Muskau
The man who on hearing a diplomate he has saved ask, "How is the Emperor?"
The Atheist's Mass|Honore de Balzac
"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
Such evidence leaves nothing to be said in regard to his qualities as a diplomate.
The Life of Albert Gallatin|Henry Adams

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

British Dictionary definitions for diplomate

diplomate

/ (ˈdɪpləˌmeɪt) /

noun

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

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Medical definitions for diplomate

diplomate

[ dĭp′lə-māt′ ]

n.

One who has received a diploma, especially a physician certified as a specialist by a board of examiners.

diplomate

noun

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noun

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