Meaning

3 senses

  1. An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.

    Vermittler, Vermittlerin

    посре́дникposrédnik, посре́дницаposrédnica

    посере́дникposerédnyk, посере́дницяposerédnycja

  2. 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

    Zwischenhändler, Zwischenhändlerin

  3. One or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.

More definitions
  • a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

Examples

5 sentences

  1. I am an intermediary who introduces business.

    deIch bin ein Vermittler, der Geschäfte anbahnt. — samueldora

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  2. Until that day we had spoken only through intermediaries.

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  3. The two presidents exchanged phone numbers so they could talk without intermediaries.

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  4. In this paper I address the question, what is difficult about the intermediary's position in a negotiation?

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  5. A blockchain network operates in a trustless manner, allowing participants to transact securely without relying on intermediaries.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker:
Русский
By meaning 1
an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker:
person or organisation in an intermediate position:

Origin

From French intermédiaire, adjusted to simulate a borrowing from Medieval Latin *intermedi

From French intermédiaire, adjusted to simulate a borrowing from Medieval Latin *intermediārius.

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Forms

plural: intermediaries
Singularintermediary
Pluralintermediaries

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
mediatormiddlemango-betweenintercessorbroker
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
interlockinterlocutorinterloperintermediateB1interminable

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