diplomatist
Americannoun
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British Older Use. a Foreign Office employee officially engaged as a diplomat.
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a person who is astute and tactful in any negotiation or relationship.
noun
Etymology
Origin of diplomatist
First recorded in 1805–15; diplomat(ic) + -ist
Example Sentences
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Even wise, cool heads, such as the French diplomatist Jean-Marie Guéhenno, are seriously countenancing the idea that a no-deal Brexit may be better than prolonging the agony.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 9, 2019
Joachim von Ribbentrop, Foreign Minister of the Third Reich, is the hard-boiled diplomatist of a conquering power.
From Time Magazine Archive
"In the jargon of the organization," Stikker quipped, "I might call myself a multilateral diplomatist."
From Time Magazine Archive
France's monumental diplomatist of the 19th century was Talleyrand, who, said Mirabeau, would sell his soul for money, "and he would be right, for he would be exchanging dung for gold."
From Time Magazine Archive
Falbe is a perfect type of the diplomatist, tall, good-looking, and a charming, courteous manner.
From Letters of a Diplomat's Wife 1883-1900 by Waddington, Mary King
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