diplomate

American  

[dip-luh-meyt] / ˈdɪp ləˌmeɪt /

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.

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diplomate British  

/ ˈdɪpləˌmeɪt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of diplomate

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

Example Sentences

Fernando del Paso, 83, the widely honored Mexican diplomate, novelist and poet died Wednesday, announced the University of Guadalaja, where he was its library director.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 16, 2018

I am now board certified and a diplomate of the American Board of Neurosurgery.

From Time Magazine Archive

At the first I had seen that Delphine must be the wife of a diplomate.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 by Various

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

From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 33, December, 1873 by Various

Really, when I think of myself, a diplomate, a courtier, a man-about-town, curled in a dusty, musty wine-barrel, I am moved with vexation and laughter.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 by Various

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