intermediary
Link between parties
An intermediary is a person or thing that acts as a go-between, connecting two parties who don't deal directly with each other.
A mediator in a dispute is an intermediary, as is a broker arranging a sale: The bank served as intermediary between buyer and seller.
The word works as both noun and adjective: intermediary negotiations, an intermediary step.
Securities transaction agent
- dealerOne who sells goods
- agentOne who acts independently
- traderOne who transacts commercially
- clearinghouseCentral settlement agency
underwriter · securities · commissions · transactions · brokerage · exchange · middleman · wholesaler
Accredited diplomatic representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- delegateEntrust authority to another
- representativeOne who acts for another
attaché · consul · spokesperson · proxy · interlocutor · legate · nuncio · plenipotentiary
One who resolves disputes
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
- go-betweenAgent connecting separate parties
neutral · third-party · ombudsman · reconciler · moderator · adjudicator · troubleshooter · harmonizer
stockbroker
Securities transaction agent
clearinghouse · underwriter · securities · commissions · transactions · brokerage · exchange · middleman · wholesaler · distributor
envoy
Accredited diplomatic representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- delegateEntrust authority to another
representative · attaché · consul · spokesperson · proxy · interlocutor · legate · nuncio · plenipotentiary · herald
arbitrator
One who resolves disputes
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- negotiatorOne who bargains professionally
go-between · neutral · third-party · ombudsman · reconciler · moderator · adjudicator · troubleshooter · harmonizer · peacekeeping
coordinator
One who arranges activities
- organizerArrangement tool or person
- enablerOne who facilitates harmful behavior
- catalystAgent enabling change
arranger · expediter · implementer · liaison · connector · bridge · link · channel · conduit · contact
priest
One who performs sacraments
- shamanIndigenous spiritual healer
- oracleAuthoritative wisdom source
- prophetDivinely inspired messenger
channeler · saint · angel · bodhisattva · guru · diviner · seer · ancestor · mystic · cleric
- "Inter-" wordsinterstate, international, internet, interview, interact
- matchmakingmatchmaker, matchmakers, matchmaking, matchmaking services, introduction
- messengersmessenger, courier, couriers, herald, heralds
- negotiatorsnegotiator, bargainer, dealmaker, arbitrator, haggler
- representativesrepresentative, delegate, lawyer, deputy, rep
- matchmakersmatchmaker, wingman, wingwoman, go-between, yenta
intermediaryprincipal
Chief school administrator
end user · originator · party · source · recipient
intermediarytroublemaker
One who creates discord
agitator · instigator · provocateur · antagonist · combatant
- intermediate schoolSchool between elementary and high
- intermediate levelSkill stage between basic and advanced
- intermediate hostsOrganisms harboring developing parasites
- intermediate trailMid-level ski path
- intermediate educationSchooling between primary and secondary
intermediate, intermediates, intermediaries, intermediation, intermediator