gobetweens
Middlemen in negotiations
Gobetweens are people who act as intermediaries between parties who cannot or prefer not to communicate directly.
A gobetween carries messages, negotiates terms, or facilitates deals: The lawyer served as a gobetween for the divorcing couple.
The role suggests discretion—gobetweens often handle sensitive matters where direct contact would be awkward or impossible.
Conflict resolution facilitators
- intermediariesAgents linking separate parties
- negotiatorsThose who arrange agreements
- envoysOfficial diplomatic representatives
- liaisonsContacts bridging organizations
arbitrators · peacemakers · facilitators · ambassadors · emissaries · diplomats · brokers · conciliators
Those who arrange unions
- yentasIntrusive, talkative meddlers
- cupidsWinged love spirits
- introducersThose who present others
- fixersThose who restore function
aunties · dating apps · wingmen · chaperones · family friends · arrangers · networkers · connectors
Those who act for others
- brokersTransaction intermediaries
- middlemenIntermediaries in transactions
- distributorsEntities that supply retailers
- wholesalersBulk goods merchants
dealers · representatives · factors · jobbers · traders · resellers · importers · exporters
Those who convey communications
- couriersProfessional delivery personnel
- runnersThose who race on foot
- relayersThose who pass along
- translatorsLanguage conversion specialists
interpreters · spokespeople · channels · conduits · contacts · information brokers · liaisons · networkers
mediators
Conflict resolution facilitators
- intermediariesAgents linking separate parties
- negotiatorsThose who arrange agreements
- envoysOfficial diplomatic representatives
liaisons · arbitrators · peacemakers · facilitators · ambassadors · emissaries · diplomats · brokers · conciliators · moderators
matchmakers
Those who arrange unions
- yentasIntrusive, talkative meddlers
- cupidsWinged love spirits
- introducersThose who present others
fixers · aunties · dating apps · wingmen · chaperones · family friends · arrangers · networkers · connectors · courtship
agents
Those who act for others
- brokersTransaction intermediaries
- middlemenIntermediaries in transactions
- distributorsEntities that supply retailers
wholesalers · dealers · representatives · factors · jobbers · traders · resellers · importers · exporters · suppliers
messengers
Those who convey communications
translators · interpreters · spokespeople · channels · conduits · contacts · information brokers · liaisons · networkers · bridges
gobetweensprincipals
Chief school administrators
parties · stakeholders · primaries · decision-makers · counterparties
gobetweenssenders
Those who transmit items
correspondents · originators · interlocutors · communicators · receivers
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