Dictionary

statesman en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈsteɪtsmən/
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Etymology

From state + -s- + -man, modelled after French homme d'État.

Meanings

1. A man who is a leader in national or international affairs.
2. A male political leader who promotes the public good or who is recognized for probity, leadership, or the qualities necessary to govern a state.
3. (dialectal, qualifier:Lake District) A man who lives on a landed estate; a small landholder.

Forms

Deriveds

statesmanlike · superstatesman · statesmanly · elder statesman

Relateds

statesperson · statesmanship · stateswoman

Synonyms

wealsman

Translations (59)

bg държа́вник (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · tl palabanwa (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · nl staatsman (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · ro om de stat (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · pt estadista (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · sq burrë shtet (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · id negarawan (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · sh др̀жа̄внӣк (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · lv valstsvīrs (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · fa دُولَتمَرد (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · ko 정치인 (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · it uomo di stato (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · fa زمامدار (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · uz davlat arbobi (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · fi valtiomies (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · ar رَجُل دَوْلَة (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · az dövlət xadimi (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · tg давлатмард (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · ms negarawan (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · lo ລັດຖະບຸລຸດ (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · ru госуда́рственный де́ятель (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · cs státník (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · km រដ្ឋបុរស (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · tg давлат арбоби (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · sl državnik (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · sv statsman (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · ja 政治家 (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · hi स्टेट्समैन (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · ky мамлекеттик ишмер (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · pl mąż stanu (political leader who promotes the public good) · sh dr̀žāvnīk (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · hy պետական գործիչ (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · ka სახელმწიფო მოღვაწე (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · da statsmand (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · tr devlet adamı (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · mk државник (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · nn statsmann (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · et riigitegelane (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · de Staatsmann (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · cmn 政治家 (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · pl mąż stanu (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · hu államférfi (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · hi कूटनीतिज्ञ (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · es estadista (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · fa رَجُلِ سیاسی (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · fi valtiomies (political leader who promotes the public good) · ko 정치가 (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · sk štátnik (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · nb statsmann (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · tg ходими давлатӣ (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · uk держа́вний дія́ч (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · it statista (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · lt valstybininkas (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · th รัฐบุรุษ (political leader who promotes the public good) · th รัฐบุรุษ (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · he מְדִינַאי (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · fr homme d'État (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · be дзяржа́ўны дзе́яч (man who is a leader in national or international affairs) · kk мемлекеттік қайраткер (man who is a leader in national or international affairs)