intermediary.

A person or organization acting between others to help an exchange or communication occur.

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Words that belong together

• financial intermediary
• trusted intermediary

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A trusted intermediary carried the proposal to both parties.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Singular intermediary; plural intermediaries. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation, business. Commonness: moderately common.