go-betweens
Liaisons between sides
Go-betweens are people who act as intermediaries between two parties who cannot or prefer not to communicate directly.
The term often implies unofficial or informal mediation, as in business negotiations, romantic pursuits, or delicate diplomatic situations.
The families used go-betweens to negotiate the terms of the marriage.
Go-betweens may facilitate communication, carry messages, or help resolve disputes, though the role sometimes carries a slightly shady connotation when the parties involved want to avoid direct accountability.
Conflict resolution facilitators
- intermediariesAgents linking separate parties
- arbitratorsNeutral third-party deciders
- liaisonsContacts bridging organizations
- brokersTransaction intermediaries
facilitators · peacemakers · diplomats · envoys · emissaries · conciliators · moderators · intercessors
Intermediaries in transactions
- tradersProfessional buyers and sellers
- wholesalersBulk goods merchants
- distributorsEntities that supply retailers
- agentsThose who act for others
brokers · dealers · vendors · suppliers · merchants · resellers · importers · exporters
Professional delivery personnel
- handlersThose who manage or control
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- cutoutsRemoved sections, often decorative
- operativesThose who execute missions
moles · informants · assets · runners · messengers · spies · conduits · channels
Those who arrange unions
- cupidsWinged love spirits
- messengersThose who convey communications
- confidantsTrusted secret-keepers
- letter-carriersThose delivering mail
chaperones · friends · intermediaries · panderers · procurers · wingmen · introducers · arrangers
mediators
Conflict resolution facilitators
- intermediariesAgents linking separate parties
- arbitratorsNeutral third-party deciders
- liaisonsContacts bridging organizations
brokers · facilitators · peacemakers · diplomats · envoys · emissaries · conciliators · moderators · intercessors · middlemen
middlemen
Intermediaries in transactions
- tradersProfessional buyers and sellers
- wholesalersBulk goods merchants
- distributorsEntities that supply retailers
agents · brokers · dealers · vendors · suppliers · merchants · resellers · importers · exporters · factors
couriers
Professional delivery personnel
- handlersThose who manage or control
- contactsPeople you know professionally
- cutoutsRemoved sections, often decorative
operatives · moles · informants · assets · runners · messengers · spies · conduits · channels · drops
matchmakers
Those who arrange unions
- cupidsWinged love spirits
- messengersThose who convey communications
- confidantsTrusted secret-keepers
letter-carriers · chaperones · friends · intermediaries · panderers · procurers · wingmen · introducers · arrangers · facilitators
- matchmakingmatchmaker, matchmakers, matchmaking, matchmaking services, introduction
- mediatorsmediator, mediators, arbitrator, arbitrators, negotiator
- back channelsback doors, intermediaries, middlemen, proxies
- intermediariesmiddleman, middlemen, broker, brokers, intermediary
- connectorscable, cables, connector, connectors, wires
- influencersinfluencer, influencers, content creator, PewDiePie, Instagram influencers
go-betweensendpoints
Where something begins and finishes
senders · receivers · principals · sources · recipients