mediator

Pronunciation: /ˈmidieɪtɚ/

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

Etymology

From Middle English mediatour, mediatoure, mediatur, medyatour, from Middle French mediateur, mediatur or its etymon Latin mediātor (“one who mediates”), from mediātum, supine of mediō (“be in the middle”), from medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, mediate + -or.

In classic literature

Synonyms

go-between, intermediator, intermediary, intercessor

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
negotiator
Narrower (hyponyms)
conciliator, mediatrix, interpreter, second hand, harmonizer, matchmaker

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