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go-between

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

An intermediary or middleman.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • She's the go-between for engineering and manufacturing, so you'll have to ask her if you need to coordinate between the groups.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A shogi piece, used in chu shogi and larger shogi variants, that can move one step straight forward or straight backwards.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: board-games, games, shogi

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mediator, intermediator, intermediary, intercessor

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: negotiator, negotiant, treater

Narrower terms: mediatrix, conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler, diplomat, harmonizer, harmoniser, interpreter, translator, matchmaker, matcher, marriage broker, moderator, second hand

History

Etymology

Deverbal from go between.

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: посредник (posrednik) — intermediary or middleman
  • Catalan: alcavot — intermediary or middleman
  • Catalan: mitjancer — intermediary or middleman
  • Catalan: encobridor — intermediary or middleman
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中間人 /中间人 (zhōngjiānrén) — intermediary or middleman
  • Chinese Mandarin: 媒人 (méiren) — intermediary or middleman
  • Esperanto: peranto — intermediary or middleman
  • French: intermédiaire — intermediary or middleman
  • Georgian: შუამავალი (šuamavali) — intermediary or middleman
  • Latin: internuntius — intermediary or middleman
  • Latin: internuntia — intermediary or middleman
  • Māori: kaiwhakaaweawe — intermediary or middleman
  • Māori: takawaenga — intermediary or middleman
  • Polish: pośrednik — intermediary or middleman
  • Polish: pośredniczka — intermediary or middleman
  • Turkish: aracı — intermediary or middleman
  • Japanese: 仲人 (chūnin) — shogi piece
  • Polish: pośrednik — shogi piece