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 In a nicely balanced performance, Alejandra Villanueva’s Mistress Quickly, the play’s go-between and overseer of mischief, embodies the free and easy spirit of Simon’s production. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for go-between

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Noun

Before they’re introduced at the meeting, Lowen and Jeremy have what amounts to a gruesome meet-cute on the street, when a bike messenger gets mowed down by a car in front of them and Jeremy lends Lowen his shirt because she’s covered in blood.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Riz Ahmed plays Ganesh, the close scientific adviser to Digger who is actually rooted in the real world, and therefore has to be the messenger of bad news.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of messenger

Noun

Friday’s impasse approval will bring in a third-party mediator to oversee negotiations between the two parties, who each blame the other for failing to bargain productively.

— Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
Pakistan sought to establish itself as a mediator earlier this year, working with other countries in the region to end the conflict.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of mediator

Noun

That boyish man is Bryan (Austin Abrams), a medical courier who accepts a job that will take him outside his normal route to Raccoon City, which unbeknownst to him has become overrun by monsters.

— Joshua Rivera, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Between a courier caught in the middle of a zombie virus outbreak and a scuba diver swallowed whole by a sperm whale, both films put Abrams’ respective lead characters, Bryan and Jay, through uniquely harrowing one-man crucibles.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 21 Sep. 2026

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Iran’s parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, who served as chief negotiator in earlier talks with the United States, provided a rare public acknowledgment of the internal divide.

— Cara Anna, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Kristin, a cool, calm, and collected crisis negotiator from the purple tribe, negotiates with Kilby, a game designer from Canada on the yellow tribe.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiator

Noun

Boeing sells products to Israel both directly and through the US Foreign Military Sales (FMS) program, under which the US government acts as an intermediary, procuring equipment from the company for sale to Israel.

— Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
By automating tasks that once required human discretion, rulers can replace unreliable intermediaries with faithful algorithms that cannot be bribed or manipulated.

— Seva Gunitsky, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of intermediary

Noun

Klomp has already helped broker drug pricing deals with pharmaceutical companies, aided in high profile hires, and acted as a liaison between HHS and the White House.

— John Wilkerson, STAT, 24 Sep. 2026
Corporal Philip Atoui, an RCMP liaison, looked at the timber the way a disappointed parent looks at a living room littered with toys.

— J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of liaison

Noun

Kushner has spoken candidly about both his Phoenix investment and his role as a peace broker, arguing that financial profit is the best path toward lasting peace.

— Allegra Goodwin, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
The pending rule requires medicines mailed from abroad to go through a customs process that includes a licensed customs broker and a financial guarantee in the form of an entry bond.

— Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of broker

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