intermediary

American  

[in-ter-mee-dee-er-ee] / ˌɪn tərˈmi diˌɛr i /

noun

plural

intermediaries

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

   Synonyms:

   umpire, arbitrator

2. a medium or means.

3. an intermediate form or stage.

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adjective

1. being between; intermediate.

2. acting between persons, parties, etc.; serving as an intermediate agent or agency.

   an intermediary power.

intermediary British  

/ ˌɪntəˈmiːdɪərɪ /

noun

1. a person who acts as a mediator or agent between parties

2. something that acts as a medium or means

3. an intermediate state or period

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adjective

1. acting as an intermediary

2. situated, acting, or coming between; intermediate

Etymology

Origin of intermediary

1785–95; < Late Latin intermedi ( um ) intervening place + -ary; intermediate ¹

Example Sentences

Payment networks including Mastercard and Visa serve as intermediaries between retailers and credit-card providers when consumers pay with a credit card.

From The Wall Street Journal

Labour MP Lloyd Hatton told the Commons that, since February 2022, more than a quarter of all suspected sanctions breaches were made using intermediary jurisdictions, including Guernsey.

From BBC

The tale relates the couple’s second-chance marriage, with Julian as their closely involved intermediary.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the vast region served by PJM, it serves as the intermediary between power producers and the utilities that own the poles and wires and deliver electricity to consumers.

From The Wall Street Journal

Oil-export payments were settled through direct tether transfers to a certain wallet address or through intermediaries swapping cash proceeds for tether.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• broker
• emissary
• go-between
• mediator
• negotiator