diplomate

noun

dip·​lo·​mate ˈdi-plə-ˌmāt 

: a person who holds a diploma

especially : a physician qualified to practice in a medical specialty by advanced training and experience in the specialty followed by passing an intensive examination by a national board of senior specialists

Examples of diplomate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Chelsea Perry is a diplomate of the American Board of Dental Sleep Medicine and the owner of Sleep Solutions, a company offering alternatives to continuous positive airway pressure solutions for snoring and sleep apnea. —Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024

Rubber gloves can help reduce your exposure to dish soap, which may be an irritant for people with hand eczema, Cynthia Bailey, MD, a diplomate of the American Board of Dermatology and founder of Dr. Bailey Skin Care, tells SELF. —Stephanie Watson, SELF, 26 Apr. 2022

He was board-certified as an obstetrician/gynecologist and later became a diplomate of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology. —Jacques Kelly, baltimoresun.com, 3 Dec. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1879, in the meaning defined above

Medical Definition

diplomate

noun

dip·​lo·​mate ˈdip-lə-ˌmāt 

: one who holds a diploma

especially : a physician qualified to practice in a medical specialty by advanced training and experience in the specialty followed by passing an intensive examination by a national board of senior specialists