go-between

noun

go-be·​tween ˈgō-bə-ˌtwēn How to pronounce go-between (audio)
: an intermediate agent : broker

Examples of go-between in a Sentence

I won't act as go-between between you and your ex acted as go-between for the two warring nations during the peace process
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Bushey said he was approached by his former roommate, who was acting as a go-between with the Dowds. John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 10 July 2025 Similarly, when your salespeople are constructing proposals and contracts, engineers can serve in a go-between capacity, ensuring that your services are optimized for a true win-win arrangement. Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 3 July 2025 Under the system of graft O’Connor devised, out-of-town crooks checked in with an underworld go-between, who would collect their name, address and a cash bribe. Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 28 June 2025 George Henry Lewes, a fellow writer and Evans’s partner, initially acted as a go-between so that her identity could be concealed even from the magazine’s editor. Kirsty McHugh, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for go-between

Word History

First Known Use

1602, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of go-between was in 1602

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“Go-between.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/go-between. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.

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go-between

noun
go-be·​tween
ˈgō-bə-ˌtwēn
: a person who acts as a messenger or a peacemaker between two persons or groups

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