negotiant

noun

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Recent Examples of negotiant The latter is primarily a Bordeaux negotiant that is also active in the Cognac sector. — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes, 1 May 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for negotiant
  1. negotiator
  2. intermediary
  3. moderator
  4. proxy
Noun
  • Driscoll was an unlikely negotiator in Ukraine-Russia war Driscoll is an Iraq war veteran, tech investor and former adviser to Vance, whom Driscoll met at Yale Law School.
    — ben Finley, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As Army secretary, Driscoll was tapped for the unusual role of key negotiator to try to end the war between Russia and Ukraine.
    — Ben Finley, Chicago Tribune, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of negotiator
Noun
  • Oman, a frequent intermediary between Washington and Tehran, has found its balancing act suddenly precarious.
    — Kareem Chehayeb, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Independent Chinese refiners take in the bulk of it, often rebranded as Malaysian or Indonesian crude and settled through intermediaries outside the dollar system, according to Kpler.
    — Anniek Bao, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of intermediary
Noun
  • Hilton’s sister, Barbara Giarraffa, frightened fans and TikTok moderators were among those who called authorities.
    — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Resident Nancy Clifton-Hawkins was an amazing moderator who quickly laid out the goals and ground rules.
    — Terri Daxon, Oc Register, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of moderator
Noun
  • Bitcoin & capital structure backdrop Strategy remains the largest publicly holder of Bitcoin, making MSTR the most direct leveraged equity proxy.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The second-most important opinion page in the US should be more than a meat proxy.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of proxy

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“Negotiant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/negotiant. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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