in|ter|me|di|ar|y

in|ter|me|di|ar|y «_IHN tuhr MEE dee _EHR ee», noun, plural -ar|ies, adjective.

–n.

1. a person who acts between others to bring about an agreement; person who acts for one person with another; go-between: »

The teacher acted as an intermediary for the students with the principal.

SYNONYM(S): middleman, mediator.

2. a medium; means.

3. an intermediate form or stage.

–adj.

1. acting between others; acting for another; mediating.

2. being between; intermediate: »

A cocoon is an intermediary stage between caterpillar and butterfly.

╂[< Latin intermedius intermediate (< inter- between + medius in the middle) + English -ary]