Intermediary

//ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmidiˌɛɹi// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.

    "A Mr. Whymper, a solicitor living in Willingdon, had agreed to act as intermediary between Animal Farm and the outside world […]"

  2. 2
    a negotiator who acts as a link between parties wordnet
  3. 3
    A person or organisation in an intermediate position (in a transaction, agreement, supply chain, etc.)

    "The intermediary between the manufacturer and retailer is the wholesaler"

  4. 4
    One or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.
Adjective
  1. 1
    That intermediates. not-comparable

Synonyms

All synonyms
go-betweenintercessormediatormediatorgo betweenmiddleman

Example

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"I am an intermediary who introduces business."

Etymology

From French intermédiaire, adjusted to simulate a borrowing from Medieval Latin *intermediārius.

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