| Main Entry: | agent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person representing an organization or person in business |
Synonyms: |
abettor, actor, advocate, ambassador, assignee, assistant, attorney, broker, commissioner, delegate, deputy, doer, emissary, envoy, executor, factor, factotum, functionary, go-between, handler, intermediary, lawyer, mediary, middleperson, minister, mover, negotiator, officer, operative, operator, principal, proctor, promoter, proxy, representative, salesperson, servant, steward, substitute, surrogate, ten percenter, worker |
| Main Entry: | arbiter |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who settles dispute |
Synonyms: |
adjudicator, arbitrator, fixer, go-between, holdout, judge, maven, mediator, middleperson, moderator, referee, umpire |
| Notes: | an arbitrator is appointed; an arbiter has no such authority but his/her opinion is valued |
| Main Entry: | arbitrator |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | settler of a dispute |
Synonyms: |
adjudicator, arbiter, fixer, go-between, holdout, judge, maven, mediator, middleperson, referee, umpire |
| Main Entry: | broker |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | financial expert |
Synonyms: |
agent, business person, dealer, entrepreneur, factor, financier, go-between, interagent, interceder, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, mediator, merchant, middleperson, negotiator, stockbroker |
| Main Entry: | connection |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who aids another in achieving goal |
Synonyms: |
acquaintance, agent, ally, associate, association, contact, friend, go-between, intermediary, kin, kindred, kinship, mentor, messenger, network, reciprocity, relation, relative, sponsor |
Antonyms: |
disconnection, gap, opening |
| Main Entry: | courier |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | messenger |
Synonyms: |
bearer, carrier, dispatcher, emissary, envoy, express, go-between, gofer, gopher, herald, intelligencer, internuncio, runner |
Antonyms: |
receiver, sender |
| Main Entry: | diplomat |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | politician, consul |
Synonyms: |
agent, ambassador, attaché, cabinet member, chargé d'affaires, conciliator, emissary, envoy, expert, go-between, legate, mediator, minister, moderator, negotiator, plenipotentiary, public relations person, representative, tactician |
| Main Entry: | emissary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | deputy |
Synonyms: |
agent, ambassador, bearer, carrier, consul, courier, delegate, envoy, front, go-between, herald, hired gun, intermediary, internuncio, legate, messenger, rep, representative, scout, spy |
| Main Entry: | go-between |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person acting as an agent |
Synonyms: |
arbitrator, attorney, broker, dealer, delegate, deputy, emissary, entrepreneur, envoy, factor, interagent, interceder, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, intermediator, liaison, marriage broker, matchmaker, mediator, medium, messenger, negotiator, proxy, referee, representative |
| Main Entry: | intermediary |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person who negotiates |
Synonyms: |
agent, broker, channel, connection, cutout, delegate, emissary, entrepreneur, fixer, go-between, influence, instrument, interagent, interceder, intercessor, intermediate, mediator, medium, middle person, negotiator, organ, vehicle |