statesman
/ˈsteɪtsmən/
statesman noun: a man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
Noun
statesman (plural statesmen)
- A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
- A male political leader who promotes the public good or who is recognized for probity, leadership, or the qualities necessary to govern a state.
- A man who lives on a landed estate; a small landholder.
statesman meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Urdu and Bengali
statesman in Hindi
- man who is a leader in national or international affairs
- कूटनीतिज्ञ kūṭnītijña, स्टेट्समैन sṭeṭsamain
statesman in Tamil
- அரசியல் மேதகை, அரசியல் மேதை, அரசியல் மெய்ஞ்ஞானி, ஆட்சி வல்லுநர், ராஜதந்திரி
statesman in Urdu
- statesman
- حکیم hakīm
statesman in Bengali
- রাষ্ট্রনায়ক, রাজনীতিজ্ঞ
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- statesman in Telugu
- స్టేట్స్మన్
- statesman in Malayalam
- രാജ്യതന്ത്രജ്ഞൻ
- statesman in Kannada
- ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆಯ ಮುಂದಾಳು, ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆಯರಿಗ, ಆಡಳಿತಗಾರ, ಗೌರವಾನ್ವಿತ ರಾಜನೀತಿಜ್ಞ
- statesman in Nepali
- स्टेटसम्यान
- statesman in Tagalog
- palabanwa
- statesman in Arabic
- رَجُل دَوْلَة rajul dawla
- statesman in Malay
- negarawan
- statesman in Indonesian
- negarawan
- statesman in Persian
- زمامدار zamâmdâr, دُولَتمَرد dowlat-mard, رَجُلِ سیاسی rajol-e siyâsi
- statesman in Thai
- รัฐบุรุษ rát-tà-bù-rùt
Examples of statesman in a sentence
- Eton College has been called "the chief nurse of England's statesmen".
- The statesman Winston Churchill has a namesake, the American novelist Winston Churchill.
- He approaches to the character of the ablest statesman.
Synonyms of statesman
Forms of statesman
| plural | statesmen |
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Origin of statesman
From state + -s- + -man, modelled after French homme d'État.
Words formed from statesman
Phrases with statesman
Questions about statesman
- What does statesman mean?
- Statesman means a man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
- What is statesman in Hindi?
- Statesman in Hindi is कूटनीतिज्ञ (kūṭnītijña), स्टेट्समैन (sṭeṭsamain). See Statesman meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is statesman?
- Statesman is a noun.
- How do you pronounce statesman?
- Statesman is pronounced /ˈsteɪtsmən/.
- What is the plural of statesman?
- The plural of statesman is statesmen.
Words near statesman in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: statesman (page history and authors); statesman (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); حکیم (Urdu) (page history and authors); statesman (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); statesman (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); statesman (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); statesman (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); statesman (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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