diplomatist

[dih-ploh-muh-tist]

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.

Origin of diplomatist

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

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Examples from the Web for diplomatist

Historical Examples of diplomatist

But I, Sir, am a diplomatist of many years' standing, and this is not enough for me.
Camps, Quarters and Casual Places
Archibald Forbes
You see that even the bow of a diplomatist is a serious business!
Vivian Grey
Earl of Beaconsfield, Benjamin Disraeli
Alexander Hill Everett, an American scholar and diplomatist.
Christopher Columbus and His Monument Columbia
Various
He followed the Dogana's relative softly, like a diplomatist.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
E. M. Forster
Or on an embassy as a diplomatist, I presume, by securing friends in place of enemies?
The Memorabilia
Xenophon

British Dictionary definitions for diplomatist

diplomatist

noun

a less common word for diplomat

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