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one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement
- it took a friend serving as a buffer between the feuding siblings to get them to speak to one another again
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- adviser
- (also advisor),
- counselor
- (or counsellor)
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of buffer (Entry 2 of 2)
to lessen the shock of
- during my walk an umbrella and thick coat buffered the freezing rain
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The first known use of buffer was in 1749
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