mediator
NounUS[mee-dee-ey-ter]/ˈmidiˌeɪtɚ/4 syllables
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- a negotiator who acts as a link between partiesSynonyms: go-betweenintermediatorintermediaryintercessorType of negotiator, negotiantKinds interpreter, second hand, conciliator, matchmaker, moderator, harmonizer, diplomat, mediatrix
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Me′di·a′tor noun
Origin: L. mediator: cf. E. médiateur.
One who mediates; especially, one who interposes between parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them; hence, an intercessor.
For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus.— 1 Tim. ii. 5.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54