treater

treat

T0334000 (trēt)v. treat·ed, treat·ing, treats v.tr.1. To act or behave in a specified manner toward: treated me fairly.2. To regard and handle in a certain way. Often used with as: treated the matter as a joke.3. To deal with in writing or speech; discuss: a book that treats all aspects of health care.4. To deal with or represent artistically in a specified manner or style: treats the subject poetically.5. a. To provide with food, entertainment, or gifts at one's own expense: treated her sister to the theater.b. To give (someone or oneself) something pleasurable: treated herself to a day in the country.6. To subject to a process, action, or change, especially to a chemical or physical process or application: treated the cloth with bleach.7. a. To give medical aid to (someone): treated many patients in the emergency room.b. To give medical aid to counteract (a disease or condition): treated malaria with quinine.v.intr.1. To deal with a subject or topic in writing or speech. Often used with of: The essay treats of courtly love.2. To pay for another's entertainment, food, or drink.3. To engage in negotiations, as to reach a settlement or agree on terms: "Both sides nonetheless are quite willing to treat with [the king]" (Gregory J. Wallance).n.1. Something, such as one's food or entertainment, that is paid for by someone else.2. A source of a special delight or pleasure: His trip abroad was a real treat.

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[Middle English tretien, from Old French traitier, from Latin tractāre, frequentative of trahere, to draw.]

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treat′er n.

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treater - someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)negotiant, negotiatorcommunicator - a person who communicates with othersgo-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator - a negotiator who acts as a link between partiesbargainer - negotiator of the terms of a transaction; "he is a hard bargainer"compromiser - a negotiator willing to compromise; "Henry Clay was known as the Great Compromiser"holdout - a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms; "their star pitcher was a holdout for six weeks"negotiatress, negotiatrix - a woman negotiatorrepresentative - a person who represents otherssettler - a negotiator who settles disputes