diplomat

noun

dip·​lo·​mat ˈdi-plə-ˌmat How to pronounce diplomat (audio)
: one employed or skilled in diplomacy
a foreign diplomat

Examples of diplomat in a Sentence

The President will be meeting with foreign diplomats. He's a talented architect but a poor diplomat.
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Through this tumult, three myths pervade the global energy market, misleading everyone—from diplomats and military strategists, to economists and tech titans, to CEOs and consumers—about the state of global dependence on Russian energy supply. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Time, 22 Oct. 2025 However, some officials have cast doubt on the durability of the deal, including Alon Pinkas, an Israeli diplomat and frequent critic of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025 Trump had announced that Russia and the United States’ top diplomats would meet this week, with his own summit with Putin to follow in Budapest, Hungary’s capital. Garrett Haake, NBC news, 21 Oct. 2025 Her father was a career diplomat for 25 years, whose profession took him to Brussels, Paris and Rome. Emily Weaver, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for diplomat

Word History

Etymology

French diplomate, back-formation from diplomatique

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of diplomat was in 1813

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“Diplomat.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diplomat. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

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diplomat

noun
dip·​lo·​mat ˈdip-lə-ˌmat How to pronounce diplomat (audio)
: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy

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