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Vinony

intermediary

noun

  1. go-between
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdi.əɹi/ / /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdjəɹi/ / /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdʒəɹi/

adj

Etymology: From French intermédiaire, adjusted to simulate a borrowing from Medieval Latin *intermediārius.

  1. That intermediates.

noun

Etymology: From French intermédiaire, adjusted to simulate a borrowing from Medieval Latin *intermediārius.

  1. An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.

    “A Mr. Whymper, a solicitor living in Willingdon, had agreed to act as intermediary between Animal Farm and the outside world […]”

    “White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been in contact via intermediaries with Curtis Yarvin, Politico Magazine reported this week.”

  2. A person or organisation in an intermediate position (in a transaction, agreement, supply chain, etc.)

    “The intermediary between the manufacturer and retailer is the wholesaler”

  3. One or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.