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intermediary

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdi.əɹi/
  • UK: /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdjəɹi/
  • UK: /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdʒəɹi/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmidiˌɛɹi/
  • CMU ARPABET: IH2 N ER0 M IY1 D IY0 EH0 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
  • CMU ARPABET 2: IH2 N T ER0 M IY1 D IY0 EH0 R IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

That intermediates.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: in-between

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: mediator, middleman, go-between, intercessor

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • The intermediary between the manufacturer and retailer is the wholesaler

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: middleman, broker

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

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, go-between, intermediator, 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

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

Across languages

Translations

103 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: intermediari — Translations
  • French: intermédiaire — Translations
  • German: intermediär — Translations
  • Hindi: माध्यमिक (mādhyamik) — Translations
  • Hungarian: közvetítő — Translations
  • Polish: pośredniczący — Translations
  • Polish: mediacyjny — Translations
  • Spanish: intermediario — Translations
  • Spanish: intermediador — Translations
  • Spanish: intermediante — Translations
  • Armenian: միջնորդ (miǰnord) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Belarusian: пасрэ́днік (pasrédnik) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Belarusian: пасрэ́дніца (pasrédnica) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Bulgarian: посре́дник (posrédnik) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Bulgarian: посре́дница (posrédnica) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Bulgarian: посре́дничка (posrédnička) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Bulgarian: медиатор (mediator) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中介 (zhōngjiè) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Chinese Mandarin: 仲介 (zhòngjiè) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Czech: prostředník — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Czech: zprostředkovatel — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Czech: zprostředkovatelka — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Danish: formidler — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Danish: mellemmand — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Dutch: tussenpersoon — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Dutch: bemiddelaar — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Esperanto: peranto — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Finnish: välittäjä — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Finnish: välimies — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • French: intermédiaire — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Fula: hakkundeejo — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Georgian: შუამავალი (šuamavali) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • German: Vermittler — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • German: Vermittlerin — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Greek: διαμεσολαβητής (diamesolavitís) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Greek: μεσάζων (mesázon) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Hebrew: מְתַוֵּךְ (metavékh) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Hindi: मध्यस्थ (madhyasth) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Hungarian: közvetítő — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Hungarian: közbenjáró — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Indonesian: perantara — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Indonesian: penengah — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Italian: intermediario — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Italian: intermediaria — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Italian: sensale — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Japanese: 仲介 (chūkai) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Japanese: 仲裁者 (chūsaisha) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Kazakh: мәмілегер (mämıleger) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Korean: 중재자 (jungjaeja) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Latin: internuntius — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Latin: internuntia — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Latvian: starpnieks — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Latvian: videnieks — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Latvian: vidutājs — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Lithuanian: tarpininkas — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Macedonian: посредник (posrednik) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Macedonian: посредничка (posrednička) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Malay: telangkai — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mellommann — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mellomledd — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mellommann — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mellomledd — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Polish: pośrednik — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Polish: pośredniczka — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Polish: mediator — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Polish: mediatorka — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Polish: rozjemca — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Polish: rozjemczyni — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Portuguese: intermediário — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Romanian: intermediar — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Russian: посре́дник (posrédnik) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Russian: посре́дница (posrédnica) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Scottish Gaelic: eadar-mheadhanair — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̀среднӣк — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Serbo-Croatian: по̀средница — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Serbo-Croatian: pòsrednīk — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Serbo-Croatian: pòsrednica — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Sicilian: sanzali — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Sicilian: ntirmidiaru — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Slovak: prostredník — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Slovak: prostredníčka — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Slovak: sprostredkovateľ — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Slovak: sprostredkovateľka — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Slovene: posrednik — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Slovene: posrednica — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Spanish: intermediario — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Spanish: intermediaria — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Spanish: intermediador — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Spanish: intermediante — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Swahili: walanguzi — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Swedish: förmedlare — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Turkish: aracı — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Turkish: vasıta — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Ukrainian: посере́дник (poserédnyk) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Ukrainian: посере́дниця (poserédnycja) — an agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation — see also mediator, middleman, broker
  • Catalan: intermediari — person or organisation in an intermediate position
  • German: Zwischenhändler — person or organisation in an intermediate position
  • German: Zwischenhändlerin — person or organisation in an intermediate position
  • Indonesian: penengah — person or organisation in an intermediate position
  • Polish: pośrednik — person or organisation in an intermediate position
  • Polish: pośredniczka — person or organisation in an intermediate position
  • Turkish: aracı — person or organisation in an intermediate position
  • Polish: środek — one or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.
Real reading context

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