negotiant

[ni-goh-shee-uhnt, -shuhnt]

noun

1. a person who negotiates; negotiator.

negotiant

/ nɪˈɡəʊʃɪənt /

noun

1. a person, nation, organization, etc, involved in a negotiation

Word History and Origins

Origin of negotiant¹

1605–15; < Latin negōtiant-, stem of negōtiāns, noun use of present participle of negōtiārī. See negotiate, -ant

Example Sentences

Rawsthorn sees the "elemental role" of design in acting as our friendly negotiant of change.

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Only an occasional negotiant comes up from Gap or Grenoble, seeking orders in the villages, for whom the ordinary auberges suffice.

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