bridge-builder
Unites opposing sides
A bridge-builder is someone who creates connections between opposing groups or ideas.
The term is almost always figurative—describing mediators, diplomats, or anyone who works to reconcile differences: She was known as a bridge-builder between management and labor.
The literal sense of someone who constructs physical bridges rarely uses this hyphenated form.
Neutral conflict resolver
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
- arbitratorOne who resolves disputes
facilitator · intermediary · go-between · reconciler · liaison · envoy · ambassador · emissary
One who restores health
- menderOne who restores items
- reconcilerOne who restores harmony
- peacekeeperOne maintaining calm between rivals
- harmonizerCreates concordant tones
unifier · rapprochement · olive-branch · outreach · dialogue · understanding · empathy
One who cultivates contacts
- linkerCombiner of separate parts
- uniterOne who brings together
- catalystAgent enabling change
- hubCentral connection point
liaison · facilitator · introducer · matchmaker · convener · collaborator
Joint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
- unityWholeness through cohesion
consensus · synergy · solidarity · interdependence · reciprocity · coalition · fellowship · cohesion
Building design professional
- designerOne who plans appearances
- constructorOne who assembles
- spanDistance between endpoints
- trussLoad-bearing beam arrangement
cantilever · abutment · girder · viaduct · suspension · cable-stayed · arch · pier
mediator
Neutral conflict resolver
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
arbitrator · facilitator · intermediary · go-between · reconciler · liaison · envoy · ambassador · emissary · intercessor
healer
One who restores health
- menderOne who restores items
- reconcilerOne who restores harmony
- peacekeeperOne maintaining calm between rivals
harmonizer · unifier · rapprochement · olive-branch · outreach · dialogue · understanding · empathy
networker
One who cultivates contacts
hub · liaison · facilitator · introducer · matchmaker · convener · collaborator
collaboration
Joint intellectual work
- teamworkJoint effort toward shared aim
- partnershipShared business arrangement
- allianceFormal union of parties
unity · consensus · synergy · solidarity · interdependence · reciprocity · coalition · fellowship · cohesion · bipartisanship
architect
Building design professional
- designerOne who plans appearances
- constructorOne who assembles
- spanDistance between endpoints
truss · cantilever · abutment · girder · viaduct · suspension · cable-stayed · arch · pier · deck
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiator
bridge-builderdivider
Thing that partitions
polarizer · agitator · splitter · fomenter · troublemaker
bridge-builderprovocateur
One who deliberately incites
firebrand · warmonger · rabble-rouser · antagonist · bomb-thrower