diplomatist

C2+ Topic:People & Society

US /dɪˈploʊmətɪst/ UK /dɪˈpləʊmətɪst/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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noun
a person skilled in diplomacy; a diplomat

As a seasoned diplomatist, he defused the crisis with quiet talks.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person skilled in... diplomatnegotiatorenvoy statesman emissary

Word family

Related forms diplomat diplomacy diplomatic diploma

Etymology

From diplomat (from French diplomate) plus the agentive suffix -ist; diplomat traces to Latin diploma ('official document'), from Greek diploma ('folded paper'), from diploun ('to fold double').

diploma Latin díplōma Ancient Greek diplóos Ancient Greek

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People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives

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# diplomatist

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /dɪˈploʊmətɪst/
**IPA (UK):** /dɪˈpləʊmətɪst/

## Meanings
1. a person skilled in diplomacy; a diplomat

## Examples
- As a seasoned diplomatist, he defused the crisis with quiet talks.

## Synonyms
- diplomat
- negotiator
- envoy
- statesman
- emissary

## Related Forms
- diplomat
- diplomacy
- diplomatic
- diploma

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: diploma
- Root: díplōma
- Root: diplóos

## Etymology
From diplomat (from French diplomate) plus the agentive suffix -ist; diplomat traces to Latin diploma ('official document'), from Greek diploma ('folded paper'), from diploun ('to fold double').

## AI Etymology
Diplomatist is from diplomat (from French diplomate) plus the agentive suffix -ist; diplomat traces to Latin diploma ('official document'), from Greek diploma ('folded paper'), from diploun ('to fold double'). The ancestry passes through Latin diploma, Ancient Greek díplōma, and Ancient Greek diplóos. The suffix -ist marks an adherent, practitioner, or associated person, so the English form is shaped by recognizable word formation as well as by its inherited or borrowed base. In present use as a noun, it means "a person skilled in diplomacy; a diplomat", keeping the historical formation close to the word's ordinary semantic work. Related words include diplomat, diplomacy, diplomatic, and diploma.

## Topics
- People & Society
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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