go-between
Links two parties
A go-between is a person who carries messages or negotiates between two parties who cannot or will not communicate directly: The lawyer acted as a go-between for the divorcing couple.
The term often implies delicate situations—disputes, secret affairs, or deals where direct contact would be awkward or impossible.
Transaction intermediary for hire
- representativeOne who acts for another
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
- intermediaryAgent linking two parties
middleman · dealmaker · handler · fixer · factor · operative · contact · connection
One who resolves disputes
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- reconcilerOne who restores harmony
- moderatorOne who presates proceedings
adjudicator · intercessor · peacekeeper · resolver · diplomat · facilitator · settler · harmonizer
Accredited diplomatic representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
- delegateEntrust authority to another
representative · spokesperson · interlocutor · consul · nuncio · plenipotentiary · legate · minister
Delivery person or service
- heraldOfficial news announcer
- carrierOne that transports
- runnerOne who sprints
- bearerOne who conveys something
dispatcher · emissary · envoy · harbinger · relay · communicator · informant · transmitter
broker
Transaction intermediary for hire
- representativeOne who acts for another
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- proxyAuthorized substitute
intermediary · middleman · dealmaker · handler · fixer · factor · operative · contact · connection · facilitator
arbitrator
One who resolves disputes
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- reconcilerOne who restores harmony
moderator · adjudicator · intercessor · peacekeeper · resolver · diplomat · facilitator · settler · harmonizer · bridge-builder
envoy
Accredited diplomatic representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
delegate · representative · spokesperson · interlocutor · consul · nuncio · plenipotentiary · legate · minister · back-channel
courier
Delivery person or service
bearer · dispatcher · emissary · envoy · harbinger · relay · communicator · informant · transmitter · conveyor
arranger
One who orders elements
- introducerOne who presents another
- yentaNosy, meddling woman
- pandererOne who exploits vices
- matchmakingmatchmaker, matchmakers, matchmaking, matchmaking services, introduction
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiators
- messengerscourier, couriers, herald, heralds, envoy
- negotiatorsbargainer, dealmaker, mediator, arbitrator, haggler
- representativesrepresentative, delegate, lawyer, deputy, rep
- matchmakersmatchmaker, wingman, wingwoman, intermediary, yenta
go-betweenprincipal
Chief school administrator
party · stakeholder · end user · source · originator
go-betweenadversary
Enemy in conflict
combatant · fighter · antagonist · opponent · belligerent