inter-agentn.
/ɪntərˈeɪdʒənt/ An intermediate agent; a go-between, intermediary.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > intermediate agency > intermediate means > person as
dealerc1000
meanc1384
mediatorc1390
moyen1455
intermediator1522
broker1530
middlera1533
intercessor1554
mercury1602
intermedial1605
transactor1611
interdealer1613
intermeddler1630
intercommuner1638
middleman1648
second hand1655
inter-agent1728
intermediary1791
in-between1815
medium1817
intermediate1879
come-between1919
tolkach1955
1728–31 T. Gordon tr. Tacitus Hist. II. iv. lxxxvi. 299 Domitian is believed to have tried, by secret interagents, to corrupt the fidelity of Cerialis.
1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals II. xviii. 243 To believe that they may be inter-agents by which the Deity acts upon animal organizations and structures to produce all their varied instincts.
Derivatives
inter-ˈagency n.
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the world > action or operation > advantage > usefulness > use (made of things) > instrumentality > [noun] > intermediate agency > specifically of persons
intermediation1602
intervention1659
inter-agency1728
internuncioship1748
the world > relative properties > relationship > correlation > [adjective] > between people, groups, etc.
interprovincial1839
intercolonial1843
intersocial1852
intercontinental1855
interregal1855
intermundane1858
intersectional1865
interportal1881
interzonal1881
intercommunal1909
interlocal1920
interindividual1922
intergroup1931
inter-dominion1949
inter-agency1969
interpopulational1971
1728–31 T. Gordon tr. Tacitus Hist. II. ii. xcix. 151 By the interagency of Rubrius Gallus, the mind of Cecina came to be shaken.
1837 J. G. Lockhart Mem. Life Scott xxxvii Had Scott never possessed any such system of inter-agency as the Ballantynes supplied.
1969 R. & E. Coordinator (Res. & Engin. Council Graphic Arts Industry) Apr. 4/1 The Government uses millions of microfiche internally for storage and retrieval systems and for interagency communications.
1973 Times 24 May 8/4 On July 5, 1970, Mr Nixon said, he appointed Mr Hoover chairman of an inter-agency committee to discuss a need for better intelligence operations.
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