intermediary

adj

1. (not-comparable)That intermediates.

noun

1. An agent acting as a mediator between sides to facilitate agreement or cooperation.

   “A Mr. Whymper, a solicitor living in Willingdon, had agreed to act as intermediary between Animal Farm and the outside world […]”

   “White House chief strategist Steve Bannon has been in contact via intermediaries with Curtis Yarvin, Politico Magazine reported this week.”

2. A person or organisation in an intermediate position (in a transaction, agreement, supply chain, etc.)

   “The intermediary between the manufacturer and retailer is the wholesaler”

3. One or several stages of an event which occurs after the start and before the end.