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

The diplomat was not authorized to comment publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity. — Dasha Litvinova, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026

The resolution, seen by AFP, was adopted by 23 votes in favor, three votes against and eight abstentions, two diplomats told AFP. — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026

Saudi diplomats had notified US lawmakers in August of a breakdown in political channels with the Houthis and the rebels’ plans to escalate against the kingdom, and sought Washington’s backing to push back, the source said. — Becky Anderson, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

These governments, Belgium’s and the EU’s, make Brussels a city of lawyers and diplomats. — Benjamin Moser, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2026