go-between

Questions about go-between

What does go-between mean?

go-between means "a negotiator who acts as a link between parties".

How many syllables are in go-between?

go-between has 3 syllables and divides as go--be-tween under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for go-between?

Close synonyms include mediator, intermediator, intermediary, intercessor. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is go-between a common word?

go-between is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.