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intermediary
[ in-ter-mee-dee-er-ee ]
noun
- an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.
Synonyms: umpire, arbitrator
- a medium or means.
- an intermediate form or stage.
adjective
- being between; intermediate.
- acting between persons, parties, etc.; serving as an intermediate agent or agency:
an intermediary power.
intermediary
/ ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪərɪ /
noun
- a person who acts as a mediator or agent between parties
- something that acts as a medium or means
- an intermediate state or period
adjective
- acting as an intermediary
- situated, acting, or coming between; intermediate
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Word History and Origins
Origin of intermediary1
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Example Sentences
He is the intermediary between the human world and the spiritual world.
Had the term not already been taken, Obama might well have called his intermediary path the “third way.”
The second is the possibility of an intermediary agreement in case a final status agreement will not be possible.
Local jurisdictions have also created intermediary programs.
So the predator priest (who could sign) was actually an intermediary between the kids and their parents.
Austria, however, had a considerable quantity on hand, and these an intermediary proposed I should buy.
Permit me to say, monsieur, that you must also have heard of me through some other intermediary than mutual friends.
Deposits can be made by the intermediary of rural postmen to the extent of 500 florins.
It will be noticed that Nelson was practically the intermediary between the two commanders-in-chief.
This might be explained away on the ground that the intermediary colors are blends of the extreme colors.
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