Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun One, such as an ambassador, who has been appointed to represent a government in its relations with other governments.
  • noun One who uses skill and tact in dealing with others.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun One who is employed or skilled in diplomacy; a diplomatist.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun A diplomatist.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A person who is accredited, such as an ambassador, to officially represent a government in its relations with other governments or international organisations
  • noun figuratively Someone who uses skill and tact in dealing with other people

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a person who deals tactfully with others
  • noun an official engaged in international negotiations

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[French diplomate, back-formation from diplomatique, diplomatic; see diplomatic.]

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

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