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Antonyms for mediator

Grammar : Noun
Spell : mee-dee-ey-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈmi diˌeɪ tər

Definition of mediator

Origin :
  • mid-14c., from Late Latin mediatorem (nominative mediator) "one who mediates," agent noun from past participle stem of mediari "to intervene, mediate," also "to be or divide in the middle," from Latin medius "in the middle" (see medial (adj.)). Originally applied to Christ, who in Christian theology "mediates" between God and man. Meaning "one who intervenes between two disputing parties" is first attested late 14c. Feminine form mediatrix (originally of the Virgin Mary) from c.1400. Related: Mediatorial; mediatory.
  • noun person who negotiates agreement
Example sentences :
  • Was there no prophet, no redemption, no mediator for such as these?
  • Extract from : « Weighed and Wanting » by George MacDonald
  • "Let me act as mediator," interrupted Sir George Templemore.
  • Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper
  • But what is more, wine does the office of a mediator between enemies.
  • Extract from : « Ebrietatis Encomium » by Boniface Oinophilus
  • He therefore approached the regent under the guise of mediator.
  • Extract from : « The Swedish Revolution Under Gustavus Vasa » by Paul Barron Watson
  • He was called savior and mediator and sometimes figured as a lamb.
  • Extract from : « The Necessity of Atheism » by Dr. D.M. Brooks
  • (f.) On occasion she was a mediator when there was strife in families, or among friends.
  • Extract from : « Deaconesses in Europe » by Jane M. Bancroft
  • If you do so, I will be your mediator with the Norridgewocks.
  • Extract from : « A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I » by Francis Parkman
  • In the transition from dualism to monism Malebranche served as a mediator.
  • Extract from : « A History of French Literature » by Edward Dowden
  • I cannot allow any mediator between myself and Mr. Nejdanov.
  • Extract from : « Virgin Soil » by Ivan S. Turgenev
  • He is a "daimon," a mediator between the earthly and the divine.
  • Extract from : « Christianity As A Mystical Fact » by Rudolf Steiner

Synonyms for mediator

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