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intermediary

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in·ter·me·di·ar·y  (ntr-md-r)
adj.
1. Existing or occurring between; intermediate.
2. Acting as a mediator or an agent between persons or things.
n. pl. in·ter·me·di·ar·ies
1. One that acts as a mediator.
2. One that acts as an agent between persons or things; a means.
3. An intermediate state or stage.

[Probably French intermédiaire, from Late Latin intermedius, intermediate; see intermediate.]

intermediary [ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪərɪ]
n pl -aries
1. (Law) a person who acts as a mediator or agent between parties
2. something that acts as a medium or means
3. an intermediate state or period
adj
1. acting as an intermediary
2. situated, acting, or coming between; intermediate
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.intermediaryintermediary - a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
mediatrix - a woman who is a mediator
conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler - someone who tries to bring peace
diplomat - a person who deals tactfully with others
harmoniser, harmonizer - a mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another
interpreter, translator - someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
marriage broker, matcher, matchmaker - someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
moderator - someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
negotiant, negotiator, treater - someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
second hand - an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'; "he could learn at second hand from books"

intermediary
noun mediator, agent, middleman, broker, entrepreneur, go-between She wanted him to act as an intermediary in the dispute.
Translations
intermediary [ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪərɪ]
A. Nintermediario/a m/f
B. ADJintermediario

intermediary [ˌɪntərˈmiːdiəri] nintermédiaire mf
to act as an intermediary → jouer les intermédiaires
She wanted him to act as an intermediary in the dispute with Moscow → Elle voulait qu'il joue les intermédiaires dans la dispute qui les opposait à Moscou.

intermediary
n(Ver)mittler(in) m(f), → Mittelsperson f, → Mittelsmann m
adj (= intermediate)mittlere(r, s); (= mediating)vermittelnd; intermediary roleVermittlerrolle f

intermediary [ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪərɪ] nmediatore/trice, intermediario/a
intermediary [ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪərɪ] nmediatore/trice, intermediario/a

intermediary
n intermediary [intəˈmiːdiəri]
a person who takes messages from one person to another in a dispute etc, especially in order to settle the dispute. tussenganger وَسيط посредник prostředník mellemmand; formidler der/die Vermittler(in) μεσολαβητής intermediario vahendaja میانجی välittäjä intermédiaire מְתַווֵך प्रतिनिधि posrednik közvetítő penengah, perantara milligöngumaður intermediario 仲裁人 중재(매개)자 tarpininkas starpnieks orang tengah tussenpersoon mellommann, formidler pośrednik, mediator intermediário in­­termediar посредник sprostredkovateľ, prostredník posrednik posrednik mellanhand, förmedlare ซึ่งเป็นสื่อกลาง aracı, arabulucu 調解人 посередник ثالث người hòa giải


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I understand that you have undertaken to act in this affair as an intermediary.
587: But the author of the "Aegimius" says that he (Phrixus) was received without intermediary because of the fleece (1).
They seemed mostly head, with little scrawny bodies, long necks and six legs, or, as I afterward learned, two legs and two arms, with an intermediary pair of limbs which could be used at will either as arms or legs.
 
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