intermediaries

NOUN

person who negotiates

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broker emissary go-between mediator negotiator

STRONG

agent channel connection cutout delegate entrepreneur fixer influence instrument intercessor intermediate medium organ vehicle

WEAK

interagent interceder middle person

Antonyms

STRONG

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Example Sentences

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The officials, along with local intermediaries who speak to the group, say its funding has been bolstered by fresh cash injections from the sale of intercepted fuel and by a recent ransom payment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 30, 2026

To manage traffic and avoid any incidents, "the Americans are the main intermediaries", the pilot said.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

The Pakistani intermediaries who will be shuttling between the two delegations have a tough job on their hands.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

In any case, they didn’t give in; rather, they suspended the talks that they were having with Pakistani intermediaries.

From Slate • Apr. 8, 2026

A story was direct and simple, allowing nothing to come between herself and her reader—no intermediaries with their private ambitions or incompetence, no pressures of time, no limits on resources.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan