diplomat

noun

dip·​lo·​mat ˈdi-plə-ˌmat 

: 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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Tuesday’s meeting came days after Lightstone met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to secure Israel’s commitment to fully implement its requirements under the first phase of the ceasefire, said a US source and a diplomat familiar with the meeting. —Jeremy Diamond, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026

Precious, an advocate for equitable access to medicines, and Anne-Claire, a respected global health diplomat, together helped ensure the world would be better protected from future pandemics. —Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Time, 15 Apr. 2026

Consulates are overwhelmed, according to some diplomats, with so many Mexican nationals facing deportation — or worse fates. —Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026

The hotel will remain open to other guests and the deportees will be free to move around, a diplomat and a senior humanitarian source said. —Clement Bonnerot, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2026

Word History

Etymology

French diplomate, back-formation from diplomatique

First Known Use

1813, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for diplomat

• acrobat
• autocrat
• automat
• bundesrat
• bureaucrat
• butterfat
• caveat
• chemostat
• copycat
• cryostat
• democrat
• guzerat

Kids Definition

diplomat

noun

dip·​lo·​mat ˈdip-lə-ˌmat 

: a person employed or skilled in diplomacy