English

Noun

diplomate ‎(plural diplomates)

1. A professional who has earned a diploma.

Verb

diplomate ‎(third-person singular simple present diplomates, present participle diplomating, simple past and past participle diplomated)

1. To give a diploma to.

References

• diplomate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• “diplomate” in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition, Houghton Mifflin Company, 2000.

French

Etymology

Back-formation from diplomatique.

Noun

diplomate m, f ‎(plural diplomates)

1. diplomat

Related terms

• diplomatie
• diplomatique
• diplôme

Italian

Adjective

diplomate

1. feminine plural of diplomato

Noun

diplomate f

1. plural of diplomata

Latin

Noun

dīplōmate

1. ablative singular of dīplōma

Norman

Etymology

Borrowing from French diplomate.

Noun

diplomate m, f ‎(plural diplomates)

1. (Jersey) diplomat