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diplomate

[ dip-luh-meyt ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

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.

diplomate

/ ˈdɪpləˌmeɪt /

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

April 18, 2024petrichor

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