diplomatist

[ dih-ploh-muh-tist ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

British Older Use. a Foreign Office employee officially engaged as a diplomat.
a person who is astute and tactful in any negotiation or relationship.

diplomatist

/ dɪˈpləʊmətɪst /

First recorded in 1805–15; diplomat(ic) + -ist

But it was neither his talents as a diplomatist, nor his remarkable mind, nor his solid erudition, which made Nicot immortal.

"You are not very wise or long sighted for a diplomatist," Jessie said with a faint smile.

He had that faculty; he could mentally ride two horses at once; he would have made a good diplomatist.

Williams had again proved himself a consummate diplomatist, and Clarke had proved himself worthy to be his colleague.

But that, in the Europe of his time, and given the accidents of his fortune, made him the diplomatist that he has been and is.

April 24, 2024gallimaufry

[gal-uh-maw-free ]

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