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- Dictionaryin·ter·me·di·ar·y/ˌin(t)ərˈmēdēˌerē/
noun
- 1. a person who acts as a link between people in order to try to bring about an agreement or reconciliation; a mediator: "intermediaries between lenders and borrowers"
adjective
- 1. intermediate: "an intermediary stage"
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INTERMEDIARY definition: 1. someone who carries messages between people who are unwilling or unable to meet: 2. someone who…. Learn more.
Since inter-means "between, among", an intermediary is someone who moves back and forth in the middle area between two sides—a "go-between". Mediator (which shares the medi-root) is often a synonym, and so is facilitator; broker and agent are often others.
An intermediary is a person who passes messages or proposals between two people or groups.
An intermediary is someone who acts as a go-between or a mediator between two other people. Be careful when you're the intermediary between two friends who are fighting, because they might both end up mad at you!
INTERMEDIARY meaning: 1. someone who carries messages between people who are unwilling or unable to meet: 2. someone who…. Learn more.
Intermediary definition: an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.. See examples of INTERMEDIARY used in a sentence.
INTERMEDIARY definition: someone who works with two people or groups to help them agree on something important. Learn more.
Definition of intermediary noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. intermediary (between A and B) a person or an organization that helps other people or organizations to make an agreement by being a means of communication between them synonym mediator, go-between.
Acting as a mediator or an agent between persons or things. 1. One that acts as a mediator. 2. One that acts as an agent between persons or things; a means. 3. An intermediate state or stage. [Probably French intermédiaire, from Late Latin intermedius, intermediate; see intermediate.]
An intermediary is someone such as an agent or broker through whom insurance contracts are arranged between a customer and an insurance company. An intermediary helps companies find appropriate coverage, and can arrange for sufficient insurance from multiple insurers if no single insurance company will accept the entire risk.
