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dip·lo·mat (dip′lə mat′)
noun
- a representative of a government who conducts relations with the governments of other nations; person whose career or profession is diplomacy
- a person skilled in dealing with other people; tactful person
Etymology: Fr diplomate, back-form. < diplomatique (after nouns ending in -ate, as aristocrate), diplomatic
Also diplomatist di·plo′·ma·tist (də plō′mə tist)
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