intermediary
person or thing that acts between others
Roots
- inter-: between or among
- medi / medium: middle, between, or moderate position
Other words with the medi / medium root
- intermediate: coming between two things
- mediate: to intervene between sides to help settle a dispute
- mediator: person who helps opposing sides reach agreement
- mediocre: ordinary or only moderate in quality
- medium: middle point; means of communication or substance
Inter gives between; medi gives middle. An intermediary stands in the middle between two sides.
The company used an intermediary to negotiate the deal.
Inter- says between; medi says middle. An intermediary is not the final side in the argument, but the one standing in the middle so the two sides can reach each other.