intercessor

plural intercessors · alternative intercessour

1. One who intercedes, particularly
   1. A mediator, one who reconciles enemies or pleads for another.

      Synonyms: agent, delegate, deputy, emissary, lieutenant, proxy, representative, secondary

   2. An intermediary, a middleman.

      Kings were revered, in many cases not merely as priests, that is, as intercessors between man and god, but as themselves gods...

      1894, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough

      Synonyms: intermediary, middleman, go-between, solicitor

   3. Greek OrthodoxyCatholicismA saint believed to plead for a sinner to God.

      St Mary the Intercessor

   4. CatholicismA bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.