DIPLOMATE
diplomate
(noun) medical specialist whose competence has been certified by a diploma granted by an appropriate professional group
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
diplomate (plural diplomates)
A professional who has earned a diploma.
Verb
diplomate (third-person singular simple present diplomates, present participle diplomating, simple past and past participle diplomated)
(transitive) To award a diploma to.
Source: Wiktionary
Dip"lo*mat, Dip"lo*mate, n. Etym: [F. diplomate.]
Definition: A diplomatist.
Dip"lo*mate, v. t.
Definition: To invest with a title o [R.] Wood.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition