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 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 The aptly named Connect-OC served as a primary go-between that connected CSUF with the variety of local mental health resources. — Larry D. Urish, Oc Register, 18 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for go-between

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Noun

Find the right messengers Local, trusted messengers outperform national campaigns, and the most recent Yale and George Mason polling suggests the field has been solving the wrong problem.

— Jamil Wyne, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the patient's cells read the mRNA and build a protein, breaking the messenger down.

— Kiki Intarasuwan, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of messenger

Noun

The suspects instructed the woman to withdraw cash from her account and hand it over to a courier, who would come to her residence to collect the money, police said.

— Jason Green, Mercury News, 22 Aug. 2026
Gemma’s increasing frailty and the newfound demands of being a spiritist courier now tasked with the most important job of all provide star Eve a fine enough base to play.

— Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of courier

Noun

After Bessent’s announcement, Iran’s top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said the US is not in an economic position to restrict its relations with other countries.

— Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Jackie Combs is an experienced negotiator known for handling celebrity and high-profile cases.

— Jackie Combs, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of negotiator

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Oman, a frequent intermediary between Washington and Tehran, has found its balancing act suddenly precarious.

— Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
Independent Chinese refiners take in the bulk of it, often rebranded as Malaysian or Indonesian crude and settled through intermediaries outside the dollar system, according to Kpler.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of intermediary

Noun

These efforts include launching a website, digital newsletters, appointing community liaisons, sending letters to property owners and conducting meetings with Boca Lago leadership.

— Abigail Hasebroock, Sun Sentinel, 22 Aug. 2026
On Wednesday during a 'lunch and learn', Serena Alvarado with Arapahoe County Public Health shared her experience helping during the Gold Mountain fire in Ouray as a liaison officer trainee.

— Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of liaison

Noun

Private-credit and infrastructure managers act as the middlemen, turning projects like data centers into debt those institutions can hold.

— Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026
But one of the deals in which Aikebaer, 60, acted as middleman — a plan to build a luxury apartment building in Pasadena — went south, according to Bo’s civil attorney, Michael Chen.

— Hailey Wang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of middleman

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But behind these unassuming clips is a multibillion-dollar e-commerce ecosystem, one that’s made influencers some of the most powerful brokers in retail.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2026
In 1792, a handful of brokers gathered beneath a buttonwood tree on Wall Street and agreed to trade securities among themselves, a private club where prices were negotiated in person.

— Cromwell Coulson, Fortune, 23 Aug. 2026