intermediaries

NOUN

person who negotiates

Synonyms

STRONGEST

broker emissary go-between mediator negotiator

STRONG

agent channel connection cutout delegate entrepreneur fixer influence instrument intercessor intermediate medium organ vehicle

WEAK

interagent interceder middle person

Antonyms

STRONG

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Example Sentences

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U.S. banks act as intermediaries when two banks lack direct accounts, or when a widely traded currency—typically the dollar—is needed to bridge the exchange of less common currencies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Iranian and Chinese partners have set up secretive intermediaries and front companies in Hong Kong and elsewhere to help facilitate more trade in yuan, Treasury officials say.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

Diaz-Canel said the government was also considering scrapping state intermediaries in import and export operations.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

It is illegal to pay ransoms in Nigeria, but analysts say payments by desperate families, intermediaries or, in some cases, state authorities have fuelled the abductions.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

When he needed anything he used Kochu Maria or Baby Kochamma as intermediaries.

From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy