negotiant

American

[ni-goh-shee-uhnt, -shuhnt] / nɪˈgoʊ ʃi ənt, -ʃənt /

noun

a person who negotiates; negotiator.

negotiant British

/ nɪˈɡəʊʃɪənt /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of negotiant

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

Example Sentences

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

From The Guardian

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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