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go-between

 
Dictionary: go-be·tween   ('bĭ-twēn')
n.
One who acts as an intermediary or messenger between two sides.


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Intermediary between two people or groups who handles needed particulars with regard to the relationship. The intermediary typically has a vested interest that everything runs smoothly. The intermediary may arrange a compromise between the groups or just keep the lines of communication open. An example is when a supplier is introduced to a new customer by a go-between who receives a referral fee.

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noun

    Someone who acts as an intermediate agent in a transaction or helps to resolve differences: broker, interceder, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, intermediator, mediator, middleman. See means.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
  Synonyms: mediator, intermediator, intermediary


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mellemmand, sendebud, budbringer, ruffer, forbindelsesled

Nederlands (Dutch)
tussenpersoon

Français (French)
n. - intermédiaire

Deutsch (German)
n. - Vermittler, Mittelsmann

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μεσάζων, μεσολαβητής

Italiano (Italian)
intermediario

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mediador (m), alcoviteiro (m)

Русский (Russian)
посредник

Español (Spanish)
n. - intermediario, mediador, emisario

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mellanhand

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
媒介者, 中间人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 媒介者, 中間人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 중재자

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 仲介者, 仲人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) واسطه بين شخصين‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מתווך, איש-ביניים‬


 
 

 

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