Diplomatist
noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Synonym of diplomat. uncommon
"It was not so easy to penetrate the motives of the Pawnees. Calm, dignified, and yet far from repulsive, they set an example of courtesy, blended with reserve, that many a diplomatist of the most polished court might have strove in vain to imitate."
- 2 an official engaged in international negotiations wordnet
- 3 A person trained in diplomatics.
"Paleography might teach men to read documents, diplomatics to date them and to test their authenticity; but the full significance of an ancient deed might easily escape the most exact paleographer and the most accomplished diplomatist, for the want of that finished sense for legal technicality which is the natural fruit of a conveyancing practice."
Example
More examples"It was not so easy to penetrate the motives of the Pawnees. Calm, dignified, and yet far from repulsive, they set an example of courtesy, blended with reserve, that many a diplomatist of the most polished court might have strove in vain to imitate."
Etymology
Borrowed from French diplomatiste, or from diplomat(ic) + -ist.
More for "diplomatist"
Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.