diplomatist

Variant of diplomat

diplomat definition

dip·lo·mat (dip′lə mat′)

noun

  1. a representative of a government who conducts relations with the governments of other nations; person whose career or profession is diplomacy
  2. 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)

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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