INTERMEDIARY


Meaning of INTERMEDIARY in English

/in'teuhr mee"dee er'ee/ , n. , pl. intermediaries , adj.

n.

1. an intermediate agent or agency; a go-between or mediator.

2. a medium or means.

3. an intermediate form or stage.

adj.

4. being between; intermediate.

5. acting between persons, parties, etc.; serving as an intermediate agent or agency: an intermediary power.

[ 1785-95; intermedi ( um ) intervening place + -ARY; see INTERMEDIATE 1 ]

Syn. 1. arbitrator, umpire.

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