negotiator
- noun
- /nɪˈɡoʊʃiˌeɪtər/
- As a skilled negotiator, she successfully brokered a deal between the two companies.
- chief negotiator
- trade negotiator
- senior negotiator
We had and my son, my son Brandon, who's my chief negotiator, hates not making deals.
- We had and my son, my son Brandon, who's my chief negotiator, hates not making deals.
- Unbelievable sales guy, detail oriented contracts, unbelievable negotiator.
- Excuse me, I'm a man of peace and, and this will help me as a negotiator.
- Yes, I do a lot of work with law enforcement, particularly with negotiators, hostage negotiators, that sort of thing.
- I didn't know what to ask for even though I I feel like I'm a pretty staunch negotiator in my day-to-day life.
- She's come on the podcast and she, she's a hostage negotiator, but she was the head of the firearms.
- At this year's Success Summit, I brought in negotiation expert Chris Boss, former FBI lead hostage negotiator.
- Obviously Reykjavik turns out to be a breakthrough and Reagan is revealed as a genius kind of negotiator.
- He's the greatest negotiator of all time now.
- And my message to them, to the negotiators is, is very simple.
- I asked the the negotiator in chief my opening offer.
- Now that great negotiator, that was awesome.
Examples
-
Despite all this, she was a very skilled and tough negotiator in corporate law, a striking and forceful woman.
Fiction book (2001) -
In this capacity, he served as Deputy Chief U.S. Negotiator for U.S.-Canada Free Trade negotiations.
Academic text (1991) -
We have a UN negotiator coming in.
-
I knew him when he was a trade negotiator for the government dealing with the Japanese.
-
He's the greatest negotiator of all time now.
-
A settlement seemed within reach, but then the negotiators made a key discovery.
-
Negotiators have reached a stalemate, and the situation right now is tense.
-
He was one of the negotiators on the Athenian team.
-
With the parties' strategies clashing, negotiators are at an impasse.
Academic text (2011) -
The senior negotiator presented a new plan to resolve the ongoing dispute.
Synonyms
A person who helps people or groups agree by dealing carefully with them
A person who helps two people or groups reach an agreement without taking sides
A person who helps end arguments and makes people agree
A person who is good at arranging agreements in business or politics
A person who makes and negotiates business deals between companies
A person who helps two people or groups agree
A person who talks with others to get better terms
A person who helps two people or groups stop arguing and reach an agreement
A person who uses tough methods to get better deals
A person who works for their country and talks with other countries to make agreements
A person who helps two sides talk and reach an agreement
A person who helps people become friendly again after a disagreement
A person who talks with others to reach an agreement
A woman who talks with others to make an agreement in older texts
A woman who talks with people to reach an agreement
A person who does business or makes deals
A person who acts for someone in talks or negotiations
A person who handles difficult talks calmly and keeps peace
A person very good at making deals and getting better terms
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Negotiator comes from the Latin word negotium, which means 'business' and is made from ne- 'not' + otium 'free time'. So a negotiator is literally someone who handles business or deals, which is why today it means a person who talks to reach an agreement.