仲介者(ちゅうかいしゃ)

Composed of 仲介(ちゅうかい) ("mediation, intermediation") + 者(しゃ) ("person"). A general-purpose word for anyone who stands between two sides in a negotiation or transaction.

Usage

• Used in business, real estate, diplomacy, and personal disputes.
• Common verbs: 立(た)てる ("to appoint/engage"), 務(つと)める ("to serve as"), 挟(はさ)む ("to bring in, to place between"), 通(つう)じる ("to go through").
• In real estate specifically, 仲介業者(ぎょうしゃ) or 仲介会社(がいしゃ) refers to the agency rather than the individual.

Common collocations

• 仲介者(ちゅうかいしゃ)を立(た)てる: to appoint a mediator
• 仲介者(ちゅうかいしゃ)を務(つと)める: to serve as a mediator
• 仲介者(ちゅうかいしゃ)を通(とお)して: through a mediator
• 中立(ちゅうりつ)の仲介者(ちゅうかいしゃ): a neutral mediator
• 不動産(ふどうさん)の仲介者(ちゅうかいしゃ): a real estate broker

Similar words

• 仲介(ちゅうかい): the action of mediation itself, or the service (not the person).
• 仲介業者(ちゅうかいぎょうしゃ): broker/agency — usually a company rather than an individual.
• 調停者(ちょうていしゃ): mediator — stronger legal/formal connotation, e.g., court-appointed mediation.
• 仲裁者(ちゅうさいしゃ): arbitrator — makes a binding decision, stronger than mediation.
• 仲人(なこうど): go-between for marriage — a specific cultural role, not general mediation.