statesman
pronunciation
How to pronounce statesman in British English:
UK [ˈsteɪtsmən]
How to pronounce statesman in American English:
US [ˈsteɪtsmən]
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- Noun:
- a man who is a respected leader in national or international affairs
Word Origin
- statesman (n.)
- 1590s, after French homme d'état; see state (n.1) + man (n.). Related: Statesmanly; statesmanship. Stateswoman attested from c. 1600.
Example
- 1. He seemed to prefer the role of elder statesman .
- 2. The statesman was now seen as deeply unstable .
- 3. Nothing like good old-fashioned heroic figures to accentuate eisenhower 's legacy as an army chief and a statesman .
- 4. But over the past few months mr clinton has downgraded himself from global statesman to political hatchet-man .
- 5. Often in a crisp white shirt and tie , he seems happy to play the professorial elder statesman .