diplomat B2 Topic:People & Society 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 consuldiplomacydiplomaticenvoy Etymology AI details From French diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique (“diplomatic”), ultimately from Ancient Greek δίπλωμα (díplōma, “double-folded document”). diplomate French δίπλωμα Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 - People & Society markdown