diplomat

B2 Topic:Places & Geography

US /ˈdɪp.lə.mæt/ See IPA manual

Freq #13261

Meanings

1

noun
An official who represents their country in dealings with other countries.

The diplomat helped negotiate the peace agreement.
2

noun
A person who is skillful and tactful in dealing with others.

You'll need to be a real diplomat to keep both sides happy.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · an official who represents... diplomatist

Word family

Forms diplomats

Derived forms diplobratdiplolingodiplomat-speakdiplomatesediplomatismdiplomatizenondiplomatsuperdiplomat

Related forms consul diplomacy diplomatic envoy

Etymology

From French diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique (“diplomatic”), ultimately from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “double-folded document”).

diplomate French δίπλωμα Ancient Greek

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Topics

Places & Geography

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# diplomat

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈdɪp.lə.mæt/
**Frequency rank:** 13261

## Meanings
1. An official who represents their country in dealings with other countries.
2. A person who is skillful and tactful in dealing with others.

## Examples
- The diplomat helped negotiate the peace agreement.
- You'll need to be a real diplomat to keep both sides happy.

## Synonyms
- diplomatist

## Derived Forms
- diplobrat
- diplolingo
- diplomat-speak
- diplomatese
- diplomatism
- diplomatize
- nondiplomat
- superdiplomat

## Related Forms
- consul
- diplomacy
- diplomatic
- envoy

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: diplomate
- Root: δίπλωμα

## Etymology
From French diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique (“diplomatic”), ultimately from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “double-folded document”).

## AI Etymology
diplomat comes from French diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique (“diplomatic”), ultimately from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “double-folded document”). The historical chain includes French diplomate, Ancient Greek δίπλωμα. Current senses include An official who represents their country in dealings with other countries and A person who is skillful and tactful in dealing with others. English relatives and later formations include diplobrat, diplolingo, diplomat-speak, consul, diplomacy.

## Topics
- Places & Geography

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