diplomate

[ dip-luh-meyt ]
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noun
  1. a person who has received a diploma, especially a doctor, engineer, etc., who has been certified as a specialist by a board within the appropriate profession.

Origin of diplomate

1
First recorded in 1875–80; diplom(a) + -ate1

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diplomate

/ (ˈdɪpləˌmeɪt) /


noun
  1. any person who has been granted a diploma, esp a physician certified as a specialist

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