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- Dictionaryintermediary/ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪəri/
noun
- 1. a person who acts as a link between people in order to try and bring about an agreement; a mediator: "negotiations took place through an intermediary"
adjective
- 1. intermediate: "an intermediary stage"
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someone who carries messages between people who are unwilling or unable to meet: The police negotiated with the gunman through an intermediary. The former president has agreed to act as an intermediary between the government and the rebels. Synonym. go-between. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
Since inter- means "between, among", an intermediary is someone who moves back and forth in the middle area between two sides—a "go-between". Mediator (which shares the medi- root) is often a synonym, and so is facilitator; broker and agent are often others.
INTERMEDIARY meaning: 1. someone who carries messages between people who are unwilling or unable to meet: 2. someone who…. Learn more.
An intermediary is a person who passes messages or proposals between two people or groups. She wanted him to act as an intermediary in the dispute with Moscow. Synonyms: mediator, agent, middleman, broker More Synonyms of intermediary. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers.
Intermediary definition: an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.. See examples of INTERMEDIARY used in a sentence.
An intermediary is someone who acts as a go-between or a mediator between two other people. Be careful when you're the intermediary between two friends who are fighting, because they might both end up mad at you!
intermediary (between A and B) a person or an organization that helps other people or organizations to make an agreement by being a means of communication between them synonym mediator, go-between Financial institutions act as intermediaries between lenders and borrowers.
