intermediary

From French intermédiaire.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdi.əɹi/, /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdjəɹi/, /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdʒəɹi/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmidiˌɛɹi/

intermediary (not comparable)

1. That intermediates.

• intermediarily

intermediary (plural intermediaries)

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

   Synonyms: mediator, middleman, go-between, intercessor

   • 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August 17), George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], Animal Farm […], London: Secker & Warburg, published May 1962, →OCLC:

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

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

   Synonyms: middleman, broker

   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.