Synonyms of diplomat

diplomat

noun

as in ambassador

a person sent by a country's government to represent it in a foreign country

They arranged a dinner to welcome the foreign diplomats.

She served as a U.S. diplomat in France for several years.

Related Words

• ambassador
• consul
• diplomatist
• envoy
• ambassadress
• plenipotentiary
• attaché
• emissary
• minister
• legate
• delegate
• foreign minister
• deputy
• proxy
• representative
• nuncio
• procurator
• surrogate
• manager
• replacement
• stand-in
• substitute
• mediator
• peacemaker
• liaison
• pinch hitter
• sub
• alternate
• broker
• conciliator
• distributor
• intermediary
• chargé d'affaires
• arbiter
• arbitrator
• backup
• attorney
• relief
• spokesperson
• intercessor
• understudy
• middleman
• spokesman
• mouthpiece
• speaker
• agent
• comprador
• prophet
• rep
• point man
• go-between
• factor
• point person
• interposer
• assignee
• commissary

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of diplomat

Two Gulf diplomats told Fortune that Washington has pressed Gulf states to cut financial ties with Iran. — Inzamam Rashid, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

The State Department is also preparing to return American diplomats to their posts at embassies across the Middle East, The New York Times reported Tuesday. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 26 Aug. 2026

The return of diplomats to their posts would suggest Washington is not anticipating a return to all-out warfare. — Chloe Taylor,spencer Kimball, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

The top diplomats for Egypt and Iran discussed efforts to bring Tehran and Washington back to the negotiating table to settle the war, Egypt's foreign ministry said. — Arkansas Online, 23 Aug. 2026