English Explanatory Dictionary

intermediary

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. That intermediates.
noun
  1. An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.
  2. A person or organisation in an intermediate position (in a transaction, agreement, supply chain, etc.)
  3. One or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.

Pronunciation

/ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdi.əɹi/ /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdjəɹi/ /ˌɪntə(ɹ)ˈmiːdʒəɹi/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-intermediary.wav /ˌɪn(t)ɚˈmidiˌɛɹi/

Word forms

intermediary intermediaries

Etymology

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

Synonyms

in-between mediator middleman go-between intercessor broker

Derived words

disintermediary infomediary intermediarily metamediary
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