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intermediary
CIDE DICTIONARY
intermediary, a. [Cf. F. intermédiaire.].
Lying, coming, or done, between; intermediate; as, an intermediary project. [1913 Webster]
intermediary, n.
One who, or that which, is intermediate; an interagent; a go-between; a mediator. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
intermediary, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. -ies) an intermediate person or thing, esp. a mediator.
--adj. acting as mediator; intermediate.
--n. (pl. -ies) an intermediate person or thing, esp. a mediator.
--adj. acting as mediator; intermediate.
Etymology
F interm{eacute}diaire f. It. intermediario f. L intermedius (as INTERMEDIATE)
THESAURUS
intermediary
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intermediary
Interposition
N interposition, interjacence, intercurrence, intervenience, interlocation, interdigitation, interjection, interpolation, interlineation, interspersion, intercalation, interpenetration, permeation, infiltration, intervention, interference, intrusion, obtrusion, insinuation, insertion, dovetailing, embolism, intermediary, intermedium, go between, bodkin, intruder, interloper, parenthesis, episode, flyleaf, partition, septum, diaphragm, midriff, dissepiment, party wall, panel, room divider, halfway house, interjacent, intercurrent, intervenient, intervening, intermediate, intermediary, intercalary, interstitial, embolismal, parenthetical, episodic, mediterranean, intrusive, embosomed, merged, between, betwixt, twixt, among, amongst, amid, amidst, mid, midst, in the thick of, betwixt and between, sandwich-wise, parenthetically, obiter dictum, interposition, interjacence, intercurrence, intervenience, interlocation, interdigitation, interjection, interpolation, interlineation, interspersion, intercalation, interpenetration, permeation, infiltration, intervention, interference, intrusion, obtrusion, insinuation, insertion, dovetailing, embolism, intermediary, intermedium, go between, bodkin, intruder, interloper, parenthesis, episode, flyleaf, partition, septum, diaphragm, midriff, dissepiment, party wall, panel, room divider, halfway house, interjacent, intercurrent, intervenient, intervening, intermediate, intermediary, intercalary, interstitial, embolismal, parenthetical, episodic, mediterranean, intrusive, embosomed, merged, between, betwixt, twixt, among, amongst, amid, amidst, mid, midst, in the thick of, betwixt and between, sandwich-wise, parenthetically, obiter dictum.For further exploring for "intermediary" in Webster Dictionary Online