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a person who mediates between two parties — arranging a deal, smoothing a negotiation, or acting as a neutral go-between in a dispute or transaction
Refers to any individual who stands between two sides and helps them reach an agreement or complete a transaction. The word is broad: it covers real-estate agents, business brokers, diplomatic mediators, and informal go-betweens in personal or social matters.
仲介者を立てる。
To appoint a mediator.
不動産の仲介者に相談した。
I consulted a real estate broker.
両国の間で仲介者として動いた。
He acted as a mediator between the two countries.
交渉がうまくいかず、中立の仲介者を挟むことになった。
The negotiations weren't going well, so they ended up bringing in a neutral mediator.
Composed of 仲介 ("mediation, intermediation") + 者 ("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: 立てる ("to appoint/engage"), 務める ("to serve as"), 挟む ("to bring in, to place between"), 通じる ("to go through").
- In real estate specifically, 仲介{業者} or 仲介{会社} refers to the agency rather than the individual.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 仲介者を立てる: to appoint a mediator
- 仲介者を務める: to serve as a mediator
- 仲介者を通して: through a mediator
- 中立の仲介者: a neutral mediator
- 不動産の仲介者: a real estate broker
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 仲介: the action of mediation itself, or the service (not the person).
- 仲介業者: broker/agency — usually a company rather than an individual.
- 調停者: mediator — stronger legal/formal connotation, e.g., court-appointed mediation.
- 仲裁者: arbitrator — makes a binding decision, stronger than mediation.
- 仲人: go-between for marriage — a specific cultural role, not general mediation.