ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌād.ə(r), -ātə- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English mediatour, from Middle French, from Late Latin mediator, from mediatus + -or
1. : one that mediates ; especially : one that mediates between parties at variance to reconcile them : intercessor
for there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus — 1 Tim 2:5 (Revised Standard Version)
2. : one that transmits or conveys : a person or agency that serves as a channel or means
the Arabs as depositories and mediators of ancient thought — Leonardo Olschki
3. : a mediating agent (as an enzyme or hormone) in a chemical reaction or biological process