intermediario

intermediary

noun een-tehr-meh-DYAH-ryoh Rare

Also means

middleman

Usage Note

Intermediario (f. intermediaria) denotes a person or entity that acts as a go-between in commercial, financial, or legal transactions: intermediario finanziario (financial intermediary), intermediario assicurativo (insurance broker). It can also function as an adjective (ruolo intermediario = intermediary role). The plural is intermediari.

Examples

"L'intermediario ha negoziato le condizioni del contratto."

Natural Translation

The intermediary negotiated the terms of the contract.

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