go-between
11
4.9
- noun
- /ˈɡoʊ bɪˌtwin/
:
intermediario
- Claremont: See, as a bail bondsman, I'm the go-between for the court and the accused.
- serve as a go-between
- act as a go-between
Examples
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I was trying to be a go-between.
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Might I offer myself as a go-between, so to speak... ...to verify Andy's dispersal of these funds?
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I am through being a go-between for you and your dream girl.
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After that, he started using me as a go-between on some of his deals.
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Such leaders could act as go-betweens during a siege.
Academic text (2007) -
Environmental health people can act as go-betweens for various sectors of the community, such as public and private water suppliers.
Academic text (2006) -
I am hoping you will agree to act as a kind of go-between and avert a disaster.
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The role of a broker is to basically be a go-between for the buyer and seller.
Blog text (2) -
There is something novelistic in the fact that Aino does not post her letter, but asks a go-between to deliver it.
Academic text (1999) -
She acted as a go-between to help resolve the conflict between the two companies.
Synonyms
171
4.6
A person who talks with others to reach an agreement
105
6.8
A person or thing that helps two groups share information
45
4.0
A person who helps two people or groups reach an agreement without taking sides
35
6.8
A person or group who helps different sides agree
27
3.9
A person who helps others meet or agree on a deal
2
8.8
A person who helps two people or groups agree
1
7.7
A person who helps two sides talk and reach an agreement
A woman who helps arrange deals or introductions between people
How Official
171
4.6
45
4.0
105
6.8
35
6.8
11
4.9
27
3.9
258
2.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Go-between comes from the simple parts go ('to move') and between ('in the middle'), so it paints the picture of a person who goes back and forth as a middleman to help two people or groups talk and agree.