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UK/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdi.əɹi/UK/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdjəɹi/UK/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdʒəɹi/US/ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmidiˌɛɹi/

adjective

That intermediates.

“The intermediary between the manufacturer and retailer is the wholesaler”

Similar
in-betweenmediatormiddlemango-betweenintercessorbrokerintermediator
OriginFrench intermédiaire →
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Meanings

adjectiveintermediary (not comparable)
  1. not comparableThat intermediates.

    Synonyms: in-between

nounintermediary (plural intermediaries)

plural intermediaries

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

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

    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
    1 more example

    White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been in contact via intermediaries with Curtis Yarvin, Politico Magazine reported this week.

    2017 February 10, Rosie Gray, “Behind the Internet's Anti-Democracy Movement”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 10 Jan 2020

    Synonyms: mediator, middleman, go-between, intercessor

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

    The intermediary between the manufacturer and retailer is the wholesaler

    Synonyms: middleman, broker

  3. One or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveThat intermediates.

Similar
in-between

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

Similar
mediatormiddlemango-betweenintercessor

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

Similar
middlemanbroker

More synonyms by meaning

nouna negotiator who acts as a link between parties

Similar
mediatorgo-betweenintermediatorintercessor
Broader
negotiatornegotianttreater
Also see
go-betweenintercessorintermediatormediatormiddleman

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Frenchintermédiaire
  2. Englishintermediary

From French intermédiaire, adjusted to simulate a borrowing from Medieval Latin *intermediārius.

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Translations

Bulgarian посре́дник, посре́дница
  • посре́дник (posrédnik)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • посре́дница (posrédnica)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • посре́дничка (posrédnička)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • медиатор (mediator)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Catalan intermediari, intermediari
  • intermediariTranslations
  • intermediariperson or organisation in an intermediate position
Chinese Mandarin 中介, 仲介
  • 中介 (zhōngjiè)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • 仲介 (zhòngjiè)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Czech prostředník, zprostředkovatel
  • prostředníkan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • zprostředkovatelan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • zprostředkovatelkaan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Danish formidler, mellemmand
  • formidleran agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • mellemmandan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Dutch tussenpersoon, bemiddelaar
  • tussenpersoonan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • bemiddelaaran agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Esperanto peranto
  • perantoan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Finnish välittäjä, välimies
  • välittäjäan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • välimiesan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
French intermédiaire, intermédiaire
  • intermédiaireTranslations
  • intermédiairean agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
German intermediär, Vermittler
  • intermediärTranslations
  • Vermittleran agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Vermittlerinan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Zwischenhändlerperson or organisation in an intermediate position
  • Zwischenhändlerinperson or organisation in an intermediate position
Greek διαμεσολαβητής, μεσάζων
  • διαμεσολαβητής (diamesolavitís)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • μεσάζων (mesázon)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Hebrew מְתַוֵּךְ
  • מְתַוֵּךְ (metavékh)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Hindi माध्यमिक, मध्यस्थ
  • माध्यमिक (mādhyamik)Translations
  • मध्यस्थ (madhyasth)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Hungarian közvetítő, közvetítő
  • közvetítőTranslations
  • közvetítőan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • közbenjáróan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Indonesian perantara, penengah
  • perantaraan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • penengahan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • penengahperson or organisation in an intermediate position
Italian intermediario, intermediaria
  • intermediarioan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • intermediariaan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • sensalean agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Japanese 仲介, 仲裁者
  • 仲介 (chūkai)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • 仲裁者 (chūsaisha)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Korean 중재자
  • 중재자 (jungjaeja)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Latin internuntius, internuntia
  • internuntiusan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • internuntiaan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Latvian starpnieks, videnieks
  • starpnieksan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • videnieksan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • vidutājsan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Lithuanian tarpininkas
  • tarpininkasan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Malay telangkai
  • telangkaian agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Norwegian Bokmål mellommann, mellomledd
  • mellommannan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • mellomleddan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Polish pośredniczący, mediacyjny
  • pośredniczącyTranslations
  • mediacyjnyTranslations
  • pośrednikan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • pośredniczkaan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • mediatoran agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • mediatorkaan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • rozjemcaan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • rozjemczynian agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • pośrednikperson or organisation in an intermediate position
  • pośredniczkaperson or organisation in an intermediate position
  • środekone or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.
Portuguese intermediário
  • intermediárioan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Romanian intermediar
  • intermediaran agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Russian посре́дник, посре́дница
  • посре́дник (posrédnik)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • посре́дница (posrédnica)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Scottish Gaelic eadar-mheadhanair
  • eadar-mheadhanairan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Slovak prostredník, prostredníčka
  • prostredníkan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • prostredníčkaan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • sprostredkovateľan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • sprostredkovateľkaan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Spanish intermediario, intermediador
  • intermediarioTranslations
  • intermediadorTranslations
  • intermedianteTranslations
  • intermediarioan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • intermediariaan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • intermediadoran agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • intermediantean agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Swahili walanguzi
  • walanguzian agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Swedish förmedlare
  • förmedlarean agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Turkish aracı, vasıta
  • aracıan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • vasıtaan agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • aracıperson or organisation in an intermediate position
Ukrainian посере́дник, посере́дниця
  • посере́дник (poserédnyk)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • посере́дниця (poserédnycja)an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
Cite this entry
APA

intermediary. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intermediary

MLA

“intermediary.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intermediary. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “intermediary,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/intermediary.

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