intermediary
About 2.75 uses per million words.
Meaning
- adjective That intermediates.
- noun An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.
- noun A person or organisation in an intermediate position (in a transaction, agreement, supply chain, etc.)
The intermediary between the manufacturer and retailer is the wholesaler
- noun One or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.
Similar words
go-between intermediator mediator liaison middleman mediation intermediation mediate moderator interposer
Often followed by
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Word family
intermediaries
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