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 diplomat was not authorized to discuss the matter publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. — ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026

Malonga spoke of these students as not just scholars, but future diplomats for African cooking. — Alicia Erickson, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2026

The Moroccan diplomat rejected using force to tackle the migration phenomenon. — Sam McNeil, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026

This does not mean every business leader should become a diplomat. — Ricardo Bellino, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 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