intermediator
Neutral third party
An intermediator is someone who acts as a go-between, facilitating communication or negotiation between two or more parties.
The term functions identically to intermediary and mediator, though it appears less frequently than either.
The lawyer served as an intermediator between the feuding business partners.
In diplomatic, business, and legal contexts, an intermediator helps parties reach agreement without direct confrontation.
One who resolves disputes
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- reconcilerOne who restores harmony
- adjudicatorOne rendering formal decisions
referee · umpire · moderator · settler · neutral party · dispute resolution · peace broker · ombudsman
Agent connecting separate parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- channelPassage for transmission
- intercessorOne who advocates for another
proxy · contact · fixer · matchmaker · introducer · networker · connector · bridge-builder
Accredited diplomatic representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
- delegateEntrust authority to another
representative · liaison · diplomat · spokesperson · consul · plenipotentiary · nuncio · legate
Transaction intermediary for hire
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
- agentOne who acts independently
- deal-makerOne who negotiates agreements
- bargainerOne who negotiates deals
wholesaler · distributor · reseller · factor · jobber · trader · merchant · vendor
arbitrator
One who resolves disputes
- conciliatorOne who restores harmony
- peacemakerConflict resolution agent
- reconcilerOne who restores harmony
adjudicator · referee · umpire · moderator · settler · neutral party · dispute resolution · peace broker · ombudsman · tribunal
go-between
Agent connecting separate parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- conduitTube conveying fluid or cables
- channelPassage for transmission
intercessor · proxy · contact · fixer · matchmaker · introducer · networker · connector · bridge-builder · communicator
envoy
Accredited diplomatic representative
- emissaryAgent sent abroad
- ambassadorOfficial foreign representative
- attachéEmbassy specialist officer
delegate · representative · liaison · diplomat · spokesperson · consul · plenipotentiary · nuncio · legate · chargé d'affaires
broker
Transaction intermediary for hire
- middlemanAgent linking two parties
- agentOne who acts independently
- deal-makerOne who negotiates agreements
bargainer · wholesaler · distributor · reseller · factor · jobber · trader · merchant · vendor · buyer's agent
intermediatorpartisan
Biased toward one side
advocate · fighter · combatant · antagonist · adversary
intermediatordivider
Thing that partitions
combatant · fighter · antagonist · aggressor · instigator
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