Diplomat

Noun

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

Adjectives for Diplomat
clever; astute; seasoned; distinguished; veteran; wary; consummate; Oriental; skillful; traditional; old-style; career; formal; suave; scholarly; incredulous; eminent; deft; accomplished; practiced.

Verbs for Diplomat
appoint—; employ—; entrust to—; introduce—; invest—with; privilege—; prove —; receive—; select—; —arranges; —conciliates; —conducts; —humors; —joshes; —manages; —proposes;   — smooths; —suggests; —tricks.

Thesaurus
adept, ambassador, ambassadress, apostolic delegate, artisan, artist, attache, authority, career diplomat, chancellor, charge, commercial attache, connaisseur, connoisseur, consul, consul general, consular agent, consultant, cordon bleu, crack shot, craftsman, dead shot, diplomatic, diplomatic agent, diplomatist, elder statesman, emissary, envoy, envoy extraordinary, experienced hand, expert, expert consultant, foreign service officer, graduate, handy man, influence peddler, internuncio, journeyman, legate, marksman, military attache, minister, minister plenipotentiary, minister resident, no slouch, nuncio, plenipotentiary, political realist, politician, power broker, pro, professional, professor, proficient, resident, savant, secretary of legation, shark, sharp, statesman, technical adviser, technician, vice-consul, vice-legate

Etymology
From diplomate, a back-formation from diplomatique 'diplomatic', ultimately from  δίπλωμα:.

Synonyms

 * diplomatist

Related terms

 * diplomacy
 * diplomatic

Translations

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 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 外交官, 外交家
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 * German:
 * Hebrew: דיפלומט, דיפלומטית
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: 外交官
 * Korean: 외교관 (外交官)
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 * Vietnamese: nhà ngoại giao (家外交)


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Noun

 * 1) A diplomat

Etymology
From diplomate:.

Noun

 * 1) diplomat