Thesaurus results for GO–BETWEEN

go-between

noun

ˈgō-bə-ˌtwēn

Definition of go-between

as in messenger

one that carries a message or does an errand I won't act as go-between between you and your ex

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as in mediator

one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement acted as go-between for the two warring nations during the peace process

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Recent Examples of go-between Separately, Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has confirmed that Roman Abramovich acted as a go-between for messages between Kyiv and Moscow. — ABC News, 8 June 2026 My youth was my downfall, my sin love, and the go-between a snowy day. — Literary Hub, 28 May 2026 According to Axios, Bondi will be the go-between for the government and the executives on the panel. — Brooke Migdon, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026 Created in the wake of 9/11, 80 fusion centers now pockmark the country and serve as go-betweens for federal intelligence agencies and state and local law enforcement. — Nate Anderson, ArsTechnica, 26 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for go-between

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Noun

War Secretary Pete Hegseth has become one of the administration’s most active political messengers.

— James A. Downs, The Washington Examiner, 6 Sep. 2026
Like Hamby, Gray posted a screenshot of the message and other online users seemingly tracked down the messenger.

— Mike Wilson, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of messenger

Noun

The bizarre explanation brought an end to an episode that generated widespread attention online after Pierre initially accused the courier of stealing the order.

— Peter Burke, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Related Stories While driving through the snowy darkness one night, the courier comes face to the face with the results of a contagion — the Umbrella Corporation’s infamous T-virus — and chaos ensues.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of courier

Noun

Bobby Roy, the union's chief negotiator, said the state rejected proposals from the union without making a counterproposal.

— Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
In 2019, according to her campaign, Hinojosa was a key Democratic negotiator on the largest school finance overhaul in a generation.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiator

Noun

Bottom line Booking Holdings is being priced as a legacy intermediary awaiting disruption.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
For the tech bros who have been given the power to make policy will soon algorithmicize everything left, stripping even the token human intermediary from the process of adjudicating care.

— Elizabeth Nicholas, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of intermediary

Noun

Bobby is open to a partnership with Italian mobster Marco Moretti (Sergio Castellitto) and his unhinged liaison Cico Maldini (Michele Morrone).

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
The families of Texas chiropractor John Giusti, 46, and martial artist Brent Rosenkranz, 42, identified them as the two people whose bodies were recovered, according to Hannah Barricks, a liaison for the families.

— Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of liaison

Noun

Waymo has also been expanding into new markets without Uber, while rivals such as Tesla double down on robotaxis, feeding fears that a growing fleet of driverless cars could erode Uber's lucrative role as the middleman between vehicles and riders.

— Akash Sriram, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026
This was no gangsta rap Nuremberg, but rather something closer to the trial of Adolf Eichmann — a case tried decades later in which the aging defendant wasn’t the actual killer but a banal middleman, a functionary and a lethal node of transport.

— Jeff Weiss, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of middleman

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The alliance is an industry advocate and resource hub for printers, print brokers, packaging and label businesses, vendors, and creative marketing professionals across 13 western states.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
These services send removal requests to data brokers on your behalf and may continue monitoring for information that reappears later.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026