intermediary

[ in-ter-mee-dee-er-ee ]

/ ˌɪn tərˈmi diˌɛr i /

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noun, plural in·ter·me·di·ar·ies.

an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.

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.

Words nearby intermediary

intermaxillary bone, intermaxillary suture, intermeddle, intermedia, intermediacy, intermediary, intermediary nerve, intermediate, intermediate antebrachial vein, intermediate basilic vein, intermediate card

Origin of intermediary

1785–95; < Late Latin intermedi(um) intervening place + -ary; see intermediate¹

SYNONYMS FOR intermediary

1 arbitrator, umpire.

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Examples from the Web for intermediary

He is the intermediary between the human world and the spiritual world.
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The second is the possibility of an intermediary agreement in case a final status agreement will not be possible.
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With most diseases spread by rodents, the mouse or rat or vole is only an intermediary (a “host”) for fleas and lice and the like.
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Brittany belongs to what geologists call the primitive and intermediary formations.
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This woman had never acted as intermediary between herself and Meilhan.
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At the same time he was really unwilling to relinquish the rôle of intermediary.
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The statesman acts in part as an intermediary between the experts and his constituency.
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He speaks to me and hands me my sword with no intermediary between us.
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British Dictionary definitions for intermediary

intermediary

/ (ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪərɪ) /

noun plural -aries

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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intermediary

noun, plural in·ter·me·di·ar·ies.

adjective

Words related to intermediary

Words nearby intermediary

Origin of intermediary

SYNONYMS FOR intermediary

Examples from the Web for intermediary

British Dictionary definitions for intermediary

noun plural -aries

adjective