English Explanatory Dictionary

intercessor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who intercedes; a mediator; one who reconciles enemies, or pleads for another.
  2. Especially: a heavenly saint who intercedes (with God) on behalf of a mere mortal.
  3. A middleman, intermediary
  4. A bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.

Pronunciation

/ˈɪntə(ɹ)ˌsɛsə(ɹ)/

Word forms

intercessor intercessors intercessour

Etymology

Late 15th century, from Latin intercessor, from Latin intercēdō, from inter (“between”) + cēdō (“to go”) (English cede), literally “go-between”.

Related words

intercede intercedent intercess intercession intercessionary intercessory

Translations

Bulgarian: посредник Bulgarian: застъпник Catalan: intercessor French: intercesseur French: intercessrice Hebrew: שְׁתַדְּלָן Irish: impíoch Portuguese: intercessor Russian: посре́дник Russian: посре́дница Spanish: intercesor Turkish: aracı Ukrainian: заступник Yiddish: שתּדלן
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