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

An emergency session on Lebanon has been added to the talks in Switzerland and will be the first topic addressed, a diplomat briefed on the session told CNN on Sunday. — Mitchell McCluskey, CNN Money, 21 June 2026

The diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity to describe private discussions, said talks included clarifying what Iran meant by recent statements about the Strait of Hormuz. — Aamer Madhani, Los Angeles Times, 21 June 2026

The topic could be one of several discussed by American and Iranian diplomats during negotiations in Switzerland on Sunday. — Antonio Pequeño Iv, Forbes.com, 20 June 2026

Thomas Jefferson is remembered today as the Declaration’s author and as a governor, diplomat, vice president and president. — J. Mark Powell, Hartford Courant, 20 June 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