English Explanatory Dictionary

mediator

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.
  2. A chemical substance transmitting information to a targeted cell.

Pronunciation

/ˈmidieɪtɚ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mediator.wav

Word forms

mediator mediators mediatour

Etymology

From Middle English mediatour, mediatoure, mediatur, medyatour, from Middle French mediateur, mediatur or its etymon Latin mediātor (“one who mediates”), from mediātum, supine of mediō (“be in the middle”), from medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, mediate + -or.

Synonyms

negotiator

Related words

mean median mediate mediation mediatorial mediatorian mediatorship mediatrix medium

Derived words

biomediator comediator immunomediator mediatorless nonmediator undermediator vasomediator
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