diplomatist

[ dih-ploh-muh-tist ]

noun

1. British Older Use. a Foreign Office employee officially engaged as a diplomat.
2. a person who is astute and tactful in any negotiation or relationship.

diplomatist

/ dɪˈpləʊmətɪst /

noun

1. a less common word for diplomat

Word History and Origins

Origin of diplomatist¹

First recorded in 1805–15; diplomat(ic) + -ist

Example Sentences

But it was neither his talents as a diplomatist, nor his remarkable mind, nor his solid erudition, which made Nicot immortal.

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"You are not very wise or long sighted for a diplomatist," Jessie said with a faint smile.

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He had that faculty; he could mentally ride two horses at once; he would have made a good diplomatist.

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Williams had again proved himself a consummate diplomatist, and Clarke had proved himself worthy to be his colleague.

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But that, in the Europe of his time, and given the accidents of his fortune, made him the diplomatist that he has been and is.

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