Meaning

2 senses
  1. (archaic, historical)Someone who conducts negotiations; a negotiator, an agent.

  2. (obsolete)A trader or merchant; a businessman; a financier.

More definitions
  • someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)

Origin

From French négociant, or its source, Latin negōtiant-, probably via Italian negoziante (“

From French négociant, or its source, Latin negōtiant-, probably via Italian negoziante (“merchant”).

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Forms

plural: negotiants
Singularnegotiant
Pluralnegotiants

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement):negotiatortreater

Word family

1 related words
Relatednegotiate

See also

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