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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intermediaries

His own surveys of work arrangements indicate about 12% of U.S. workers are contractors employed by intermediaries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

The fact that the money goes through intermediaries doesn’t change the fundamentals of the arrangement.

From Slate ● Aug. 3, 2026

At the same time, Tehran said diplomatic messages were still being exchanged by both sides through intermediaries, despite a collapse of a ceasefire.

From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026

Diaz-Canel said the government was also considering scrapping state intermediaries in import and export operations.

From Barron's ● Jun. 12, 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