From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Compound of carrière (“career”) + diplomaat (“diplomat”).
- IPA(key): /kɑ.riˈɛː.rə.di.ploːˌmaːt/
- Hyphenation: car‧ri‧è‧re‧di‧plo‧maat
carrièrediplomaat m (plural carrièrediplomaten)
- a professional career diplomat, employed indefinitely, as opposed to a strictly political nominee