1. a physician who has been certified by a medical specialty board
Usage: medical

Examples

• She is a diplomate of the American Board of Internal Medicine.
• The hospital requires all specialists to be diplomates in their respective fields.
• After completing his residency, he became a diplomate in cardiology.
• Only diplomates are eligible to serve on the medical review board.
• The clinic advertises that all their doctors are diplomates.
• He studied for years to become a diplomate in orthopedic surgery.