mediator
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mediator
- /ˈmidieɪtɚ/ US
Where it comes from
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.
noun mediators · mediatour
- One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.
- A chemical substance transmitting information to a targeted cell.
Similar: negotiator
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: intermediator, go-between, intermediary, mediation, intercessor, middleman, moderator, negotiator, mediate, arbiter, arbitrator, arbitration, ombud, ombudsman, adjudicator, ombudsperson
noun
Similar: negotiator
Translations
Every language
noun one who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement
| Español | mediador, tercero en discordia |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 調解人 /调解人 tiáojiěrén |
| हिन्दी | मध्यस्थ madhyasth |
| Kiswahili | mpatanishi |
| Português | mediador |
| Français | médiateur, médiatrice |
| Deutsch | Vermittler, Vermittlerin |
| Italiano | mediatore, mediatrice, sensale |
| Ελληνικά | μεσάζων mesázon, διαμεσολαβητής diamesolavitís |
| Română | mediator, mediatoare |
| Русский | посре́дник posrédnik, посре́дница posrédnica |
| עברית | מְתַוֵּךְ metavékh |
Talk about this word "mediator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/mediator. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. mediator. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/mediator "mediator." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/mediator.Cite this
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title = {mediator},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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