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    GO-BETWEEN

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A negotiator who acts as a link between partiesplay

    Synonyms:

    go-between; intercessor; intermediary; intermediator; mediator

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting people

    Hypernyms ("go-between" is a kind of...):

    negotiant; negotiator; treater (someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement))

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "go-between"):

    mediatrix (a woman who is a mediator)

    conciliator; make-peace; pacifier; peacemaker; reconciler (someone who tries to bring peace)

    diplomat (a person who deals tactfully with others)

    harmoniser; harmonizer (a mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another)

    interpreter; translator (someone who mediates between speakers of different languages)

    marriage broker; matcher; matchmaker (someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others)

    moderator (someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence)

    second hand (an intermediate person; used in the phrase 'at second hand')

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