middler
Neither first nor last
A middler is someone or something in the middle position of a sequence or hierarchy.
The term appears most often in educational contexts, where it designates a student in the middle year of a three-year program: The middlers hazed the new arrivals.
A middle child in a family may also be called the middler.
Agent connecting separate parties
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- liaisonConnector between groups
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
negotiator · arbiter · connector · matchmaker · agent · representative · delegate · emissary
Points of agreement
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- concessionYielding a point
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
balance · adjustment · accommodation · split the difference · halfway point · consensus · reconciliation · accord
One favoring middle positions
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
- fence-sitterOne avoiding commitment
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
- nonpartisanNot aligned politically
impartial · unbiased · nonaligned · undecided · swing voter · independent · equivocator · straddler
go-between
Agent connecting separate parties
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- liaisonConnector between groups
facilitator · negotiator · arbiter · connector · matchmaker · agent · representative · delegate · emissary · channel
common ground
Points of agreement
- trade-offExchange requiring sacrifice
- give-and-takeMutual concession between parties
- concessionYielding a point
settlement · balance · adjustment · accommodation · split the difference · halfway point · consensus · reconciliation · accord · understanding
centrist
One favoring middle positions
- moderateLessen intensity or preside
- fence-sitterOne avoiding commitment
- uncommittedNot bound to anything
nonpartisan · impartial · unbiased · nonaligned · undecided · swing voter · independent · equivocator · straddler · ambivalent
- middle nameGiven but not primary
- in the middleAt the center point
- middle schoolGrades 6-8 institution
- middle ageLife's middle decades
- in the middle ofLocated centrally within
- middle of nowhereExtremely remote location
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