Treater

treat  (trt)

v. treat·ed, treat·ing, treats

v.tr.

1. To act or behave in a specified manner toward.

2. To regard and handle in a certain way. Often used with as: treated the matter as a joke.

3. To deal with in writing or speech; discuss: a book that treats all aspects of health care.

4. To deal with or represent artistically in a specified manner or style: treats the subject poetically.

5.

a. To provide with food, entertainment, or gifts at one's own expense: treated her sister to the theater.

b. To give (someone or oneself) something pleasurable: treated herself to a day in the country.

6. To subject to a process, action, or change, especially to a chemical or physical process or application.

7.

a. To give medical aid to (someone): treated many patients in the emergency room.

b. To give medical aid to counteract (a disease or condition): treated malaria with quinine.

v.intr.

1. To deal with a subject or topic in writing or speech. Often used with of: The essay treats of courtly love.

2. To pay for another's entertainment, food, or drink.

3. To engage in negotiations, as to reach a settlement or agree on terms: "Both sides nonetheless are quite willing to treat with [the king]" Gregory J. Wallance.

n.

1. Something, such as one's food or entertainment, that is paid for by someone else.

2. A source of a special delight or pleasure: His trip abroad was a real treat.

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[Middle English tretien, from Old French traitier, from Latin tractre, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]

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treater n.

Synonyms: treat, deal¹, handle
These verbs mean to act in a specified way with regard to someone or something: treats his guests with courtesy; dealt rationally with the problem; handling a case with discretion.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

treater - someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) negotiant, negotiator communicator - a person who communicates with others go-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator - a negotiator who acts as a link between parties bargainer - negotiator of the terms of a transaction; "he is a hard bargainer" compromiser - a negotiator willing to compromise; "Henry Clay was known as the Great Compromiser" holdout - a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks" negotiatress, negotiatrix - a woman negotiator representative - a person who represents others settler - a negotiator who settles disputes