mediator
nounUS /ˈmidieɪtɚ/
Etymology From Middle English mediatour, mediatoure, mediatur, medyatour, from Middle French mediateur, mediatur or its etymon Latin mediātor (“one who mediates”), from mediātum, supine of mediō (“be in the middle”), from medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, mediate + -or.
1
One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.
2
A chemical substance transmitting information to a targeted cell.
- Synonyms
- negotiator
- Derived terms
- biomediator, comediator, immunomediator, mediatorless, nonmediator, undermediator, vasomediator
- Related terms
- mean, median, mediate, mediation, mediatorial, mediatorian, mediatorship, mediatrix, medium
- Hyponyms
- mediatress, mediatrix