The expression “coffee break” was first attested in 1952 in glossy magazine advertisements by the Pan-American Coffee Bureau.
MEDIATOR
mediator, go-between, intermediator, intermediary, intercessor
(noun) a negotiator who acts as a link between parties
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
mediator (plural mediators)
One who negotiates between parties seeking mutual agreement.
A chemical substance transmitting information to a targeted cell.
Synonyms
• negotiator
Anagrams
• admire to
Source: Wiktionary
Me"di*a`tor, n. Etym: [L. mediator: cf. E. médiateur.]
Definition: One who mediates; especially, one who interposes between parties at variance for the purpose of reconciling them; hence, an intercessor. For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus. 1 Tim. ii. 5.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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