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Definition of diplomat : Alt. of Diplomate

Synonyms:

angel, manipulator, propagandist, intermediary, ambassador, politician, go-to guy, diplomacy, accredited, emissary, mediator, Samaritan, treasure, attache, cosmopolitan, savior, minister, plenipotentiary, negotiator, envoy, mensch, diplomatic, bungler, dear, star, statesman, fairy godmother, representative, charge d'affaires, agent, tactician, peacemaker, strategist, apple polisher, diplomatist, ambassadorial, Machiavellian, chancellery, consul, clod, saint, judge

Usage examples:

• This statement seemed to the diplomat to whom it was made so seriously to affect the sovereign rights of his Government, that he at once reported it. - "Letters From Rome on the Council", Johann Joseph Ignaz von Döllinger.
• A deep flush crimsoned Edwin's face, and he was on the point of sending the insolent spy about his business with a sharp answer, when the thought of how unwise it would be to give the wily diplomat a direct refusal, restrained him. - "The Children of the World", Paul Heyse.
• The young diplomat glanced up once more. - "Max", Katherine Cecil Thurston.