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me·di·a·tor

(mē′dē-ā′tər)
n.
1. One that mediates, especially one that reconciles differences between disputants.
2. Physiology A substance or structure that mediates a specific response in a bodily tissue.
3. Physics A subatomic particle that effects or conveys a force between subatomic particles.
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me•di•a•tor

(ˈmi diˌeɪ tər)

n.
a person who mediates, esp. between parties at variance.
[1250–1300; Middle English (< Anglo-French) < Late Latin]
me`di•a•to′ri•al (-əˈtɔr i əl, -ˈtoʊr-) adj.
me′di•a`tor•ship`, n.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun 1. [画像:mediator - a negotiator who acts as a link between parties]mediator - a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
mediatrix - a woman who is a mediator
conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler - someone who tries to bring peace
diplomat - a person who deals tactfully with others
harmoniser, harmonizer - a mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another
interpreter, translator - someone who mediates between speakers of different languages
marriage broker, matcher, matchmaker - someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
moderator - someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence
negotiant, negotiator, treater - someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
second hand - an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'; "he could learn at second hand from books"
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mediator

noun negotiator, arbitrator, judge, referee, advocate, umpire, intermediary, middleman, arbiter, peacemaker, go-between, moderator, interceder, honest broker He has been acting as a mediator between the rebels and the authorities.
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mediator

noun
Someone who acts as an intermediate agent in a transaction or helps to resolve differences:
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Translations
وَسيط
tercer
-icemediátorprostředníkzprostředkovatel
mæglermellemmand
posrednicaposrednik
málamiîlari
arabulucu kimsehakem

mediator

[ˈmiːdɪeɪtəʳ] N → mediador(a) m/f
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mediator

[ˈmiːdɪeɪtər] n → médiateur/trice m/f
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mediator

n → Vermittler(in) m(f), → Mittelsmann m, → Mittelsperson f
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mediator

[ˈmiːdɪeɪtəʳ] n → mediatore/trice
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mediate

(ˈmiːdieit) verb
to try to settle a dispute between people who are disagreeing. The United States is trying to mediate (in the dispute) between these two countries. bemiddel يَتَوَسَّط بَين فَريقَيْن помирявам mediar (z)prostředkovat vermitteln mægle μεσολαβώ mediar, servir de intermediario vahendama میانجی گری کردن sovitella agir en médiateur/-trice לְתַווֵך मध्यस्थ का काम करना posredovati közvetít menengahi miðla málum mediare, fare da mediatore 調停する 중재하다 tarpininkauti būt par starpnieku menjadi orang tengah bemiddelen mekle pośredniczyć د دوه كسو په مينځ كښى سوله راوستل servir de medianeiro a media посредничать sprostredkovať posredovati posredovati medla เป็นผู้ไกล่เกลี่ย hakemlik/arabuluculuk yapmak 調停 бути посередником ثالثی کرنا làm trung gian hoà giải 调停
ˌmediˈation noun
bemiddeling تَوَسُّط بين فَريقَيْن مُتَخاصِمَيْن помиряване mediação (z)prostředkování die Vermittlung mægling μεσολάβηση mediación vahendus میانجیگری sovittelu médiation תיווך बीचबचाव करना posredništvo közvetítés penengahan málamiðlun mediazione 調停 중재 tarpininkavimas starpniecība perantaraan bemiddeling mekling, mediasjon mediacja سوليزه پريكړه كول mediação mediere посредничество sprostredkovanie posredovanje medijacija medling, medlande การอยู่ตรงกลาง aracılık 調解 посередництво ثالثی sự hòa giải 调解
ˈmediator noun
bemiddelaar وَسيط помирител mediador prostředník, -ice der Vermittler mægler; mellemmand μεσολαβητής mediador, intercesor vahendaja میانجیگر sovittelija médiateur/-trice מתווך बीचबचाव करने वाला posrednik közvetítő penengah málamiðlari mediatore, mediatrice 調停者 중재자 tarpininkas starpnieks orang tengah bemiddelaar mellommann, mekler mediator سوليزه پريكړه كونكى medianeiro mediator; intermediar посредник sprostredkovateľ, -ka posredovalec medijator medlare, fredsmäklare ผู้เป็นสื่อกลาง hakem, arabulucu kimse 調停者 посередник ثالث بالخیر người hoà giải 调停者
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me·di·a·tor

a. mediador-a; intercesor-a.
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Between these two, therefore, a league was struck, and those hands which had been the instruments of war became now the mediators of peace.
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