go-between

[ goh-bi-tween ]

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noun

a person who acts as an agent or intermediary between persons or groups; emissary.

Origin of go-between

First recorded in 1590–1600; noun use of verb phrase go between

Other words for go-between

middleman, negotiator, deputy, envoy, liaison; mediator, arbitrator

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How to use go-between in a sentence

“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there,” L.P. Hartley famously wrote in The go-between.
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No, most of us go between the pages to get inside different minds and learn more about how people tick.
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But it was a long way to go between having that lead and getting to the point where we knew where Osama bin Laden was.
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Universal executive Dylan Clark (who has subsequently resigned to take another position) was forced to act as go-between.
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CBS executives said Medium will go between their two Friday night dramas.
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But our century demands a certain politeness and decency in speech; wherefore I employ the term I have, to wit, go-between.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche | Anatole France
Lopez made an offer to act as go-between, to effect a reconciliation; but Everett declined the offer.
The Prime Minister | Anthony Trollope
Chanzi, the go-between, comes to the house of Frme and tells her of the fraud perpetrated on Nachman.
The History of Yiddish Literature in the Nineteenth Century | Leo Wiener
There was nothing unnatural in the idea; such things were, even in Geneva; and Louis was a go-between, not above the task.
The Long Night | Stanley Weyman
Thirdly, he was in league with the missing peddler, who seemed to act as a go-between for Ellen and her correspondent.
The Incendiary | W. A. (William Augustine) Leahy

British Dictionary definitions for go-between

go-between

noun

a person who acts as agent or intermediary for two people or groups in a transaction or dealing

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