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diplomat

/ˈdɪp.lə.mæt/

diplomat noun: a person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations.

Noun

diplomat (plural diplomats)

  1. A person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations
    • The French diplomat negotiated the peace treaty.
    • A career as a diplomat requires cultural awareness and patience.
  2. (figuratively) Someone who uses skill and tact in dealing with other people.

diplomat meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

diplomat in Hindi

person who is accredited to represent a government
कूटनीतिज्ञ kūṭnītijña, राजनयिक rājanyik, राजदूत rājdūt

diplomat in Tamil

தூதர், விரகர்

diplomat in Marathi

मुत्सद्दी, मुत्सदी

diplomat in Urdu

person who is accredited to represent a government
سِفَارَت کار sifārat kār
More languagesFewer languages
diplomat in Bengali
কূটনীতিজ্ঞ kuṭnitijno
diplomat in Telugu
దౌత్యవేత్త
diplomat in Malayalam
രാജ്യതന്ത്രപ്രതിനിധി, നയതന്ത്രജ്ഞൻ, നയകുശലൻ
diplomat in Kannada
ರಾಯಭಾರಿ, ರಾಜತಂತ್ರಜ್ಞ, ರಾಜತಾಂತ್ರಿಕ
diplomat in Punjabi
ਡਿਪਲੋਮੈਟ
diplomat in Gujarati
રાજદ્વારી, મુત્સદ્દી
diplomat in Odia
କୂଟନୀତିଜ୍ଞ
diplomat in Nepali
कूटनीतिज्ञ, कुटनीतिज्ञ
diplomat in Pashto
دپلومات deplomãt, دېپلومات deplūmãt, ډيپلوماټ ḍeplomãṭ
diplomat in Tagalog
palatalastas
diplomat in Arabic
دِبْلُومَاسِيّ diblūmāsiyy, دِبْلُومَاسِيَّة diblūmāsiyya
diplomat in Malay
diplomat
diplomat in Indonesian
diplomat
diplomat in Thai
นักการทูต nák-gaan-tûut, ทูต tûut
diplomat in Vietnamese
nhà ngoại giao
diplomat in Myanmar
သံတမန် samta.man, သံ sam

Examples of diplomat in a sentence

  • The diplomats were advised not to interact with any foreign nationals except on official duty.
  • He lived a double life as both a British diplomat and a Soviet spy.
  • The diplomats met to discuss state matters.

All 40 example sentences with diplomat

Synonyms of diplomat

Forms of diplomat

pluraldiplomats

Plural of diplomat: diplomats

Origin of diplomat

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

Words formed from diplomat

Phrases with diplomat

Questions about diplomat

What does diplomat mean?
Diplomat means a person, such as an ambassador, who is accredited to represent a government officially in its relations with other governments or international organisations.
What is diplomat in Hindi?
Diplomat in Hindi is कूटनीतिज्ञ (kūṭnītijña), राजनयिक (rājanyik), राजदूत (rājdūt). See Diplomat meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is diplomat?
Diplomat is a noun.
How do you pronounce diplomat?
Diplomat is pronounced /ˈdɪp.lə.mæt/.
What is the plural of diplomat?
The plural of diplomat is diplomats.

Words near diplomat in the dictionary

  1. diplomae
  2. diplomaed
  3. diplomaless
  4. diplomalike
  5. diplomas
  6. diplomat
  7. diplomat cream
  8. diplomat creams
  9. diplomat pudding
  10. diplomat puddings
  11. diplomat-speak

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: diplomat (page history and authors); diplomat (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diplomat (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diplomat (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diplomat (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diplomat (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); diplomat (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diplomat (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diplomat (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); diplomat (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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