diplomatist

[ dih-ploh-muh-tist ]

/ dɪˈploʊ mə tɪst /

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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, diplonema, diplont, diplophase, diplophonia

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How to use diplomatist in a sentence

But it was neither his talents as a diplomatist, nor his remarkable mind, nor his solid erudition, which made Nicot immortal.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
"You are not very wise or long sighted for a diplomatist," Jessie said with a faint smile.
The Weight of the Crown|Fred M. White
He had that faculty; he could mentally ride two horses at once; he would have made a good diplomatist.
Overland|John William De Forest
Williams had again proved himself a consummate diplomatist, and Clarke had proved himself worthy to be his colleague.
A short history of Rhode Island|George Washington Greene

But that, in the Europe of his time, and given the accidents of his fortune, made him the diplomatist that he has been and is.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 2, July, 1893|Various

British Dictionary definitions for diplomatist

diplomatist

/ (dɪˈpləʊmətɪst) /

noun

a less common word for diplomat

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