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

He was seized by three unidentified men, who later headed toward the western Tillaberi region of Niger, where Islamist militants are active, Reuters news agency reported at the time, citing an unnamed diplomat. — Lex Harvey, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026

Like any good far future dystopia, SpaceCorp positions massive corporations as the true governing entities of the future, swapping in private investors for diplomats and corporate boards for politicians. — Alan Bradley, Space.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Men conduct the work in the movie, but in real life, some of the important negotiations with the Soviets were led by the veteran diplomat Rozanne Ridgway, who does not appear in the film. — Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2026

Mercenary spyware attacks use sophisticated surveillance tools to extract information from or track journalists, activists, politicians, and diplomats. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2026