Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Diplomat \Dip"lo*mat\, Diplomate \Dip"lo*mate\, n. [F.
diplomate.]
A diplomatist.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Diplomate \Dip"lo*mate\, v. t.
To invest with a title or privilege by diploma. [R.] --Wood.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
diplomate
n 1: medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a
diploma granted by an appropriate professional group