diplomat

diplomat
noun
ADJECTIVE
chief, prominent, senior, top

Washington's top diplomat in Havana

the chief Cuban diplomat in the United States

two of the world's most prominent diplomats

consummate, distinguished, experienced, good, skilled
former, retired
foreign
career, professional
American, British, US, etc.
Western

a Western diplomat in Islamabad

VERB + DIPLOMAT
be, serve as, work as

He served as a diplomat in Russia before the war.


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  • Diplomat — Sm Vertreter eines Staates erw. fach. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus frz. diplomate, einer Rückbildung aus frz. diplomatique die (internationalen) Urkunden betreffend ; deshalb jemand, der für die internationalen Verträge zuständig ist mit… …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Diplomat — Dip lo*mat, Diplomate Dip lo*mate, n. [F. diplomate.] A diplomatist. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Diplomāt — (griech.), ursprünglich derjenige, der Diplome abfaßt (s. Diplom); dann Bezeichnung derjenigen, die im internationalen Staatenverkehr die Interessen eines Landes zu vertreten haben (s. Diplomatie). Diplomatisch, auf die Diplomatie, auf den Beruf… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • diplomat — index go between, intermediary, plenipotentiary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • diplòmat — m (diplòmatkinja ž) 1. {{001f}}onaj koji se bavi diplomatskim poslovima 2. {{001f}}pren. onaj koji vješto izbjegava sukobe, onaj koji je snalažljiv, onaj koji sve uspijeva postići lijepim načinom i riječima …   Veliki rječnik hrvatskoga jezika

  • diplomat — 1813, from Fr. diplomate, a back formation from diplomatique (see DIPLOMATIC (Cf. diplomatic)) on model of aristocrate from aristocratique …   Etymology dictionary

  • diplomat — diplòmat m DEFINICIJA 1. onaj koji se bavi diplomatskim poslovima 2. pren. onaj koji vješto izbjegava sukobe, onaj koji je snalažljiv, onaj koji sve uspijeva postići lijepim načinom i riječima ETIMOLOGIJA vidi diplomacija …   Hrvatski jezični portal

  • Diplomat — »höherer Beamter im auswärtigen Dienst, der durch Beglaubigungsschreiben seiner Regierung akkreditiert ist«: Das Fremdwort wurde im 19. Jh. aus frz. diplomate entlehnt, einer Rückbildung aus diplomatique »urkundlich« (zu lat. diploma »Urkunde«;… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • diplomat — [n] politician, consul agent, ambassador, attaché, cabinet member, chargé d’ affaires, conciliator, emissary, envoy, expert, go between, legate, mediator, minister, moderator, negotiator, plenipotentiary, public relations person, representative,… …   New thesaurus

  • Diplomat — [Network (Rating 5600 9600)] Auch: • Diplomatin …   Deutsch Wörterbuch

  • diplomat — ► NOUN ▪ an official representing a country abroad …   English terms dictionary

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