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

The hotel is regularly used by overseas visitors to Syria, including diplomats, NGO workers and journalists. — Sana Noor Haq, CNN Money, 7 July 2026

The 73-year-old Tokayev, a former Soviet official and diplomat who previously served at the United Nations, has led the oil-rich Central Asian country of 20 million people since 2019. — ABC News, 7 July 2026

Ahead of the vote, Cuba had deployed one of its top diplomats to Saint Lucia, where leaders from the 15-member Caribbean Community regional bloc known as CARICOM opened a four-day summit on Sunday. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026

Jefferson even hosted an iftar dinner for a Tunisian diplomat in 1806. — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 7 July 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