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diplomatist

[ dih-ploh-muh-tist ]
/ dɪˈploʊ mə tɪst /

noun

British Older Use. a Foreign Office employee officially engaged as a diplomat.
a person who is astute and tactful in any negotiation or relationship.

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Origin of diplomatist

First recorded in 1805–15; diplomat(ic) + -ist

Words nearby diplomatist

diplomatic corps, diplomatic immunity, diplomatic pouch, diplomatics, Diplomatic Service, diplomatist, diplomatize, diplomyelia, diplonema, diplont, diplopagus
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British Dictionary definitions for diplomatist

diplomatist
/ (dɪˈpləʊmətɪst) /

noun

a less common word for diplomat
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