Noun
One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator. (a) One who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them. (b) One who pleads in behalf of another.
A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed.
Source: Webster's dictionaryIt might stem from the 12th-century Old French term safran, which comes from the Latin word safranum main or from Arabic, az-za'faran, having unknown origin. citation Safranum comes from the Persian intercessor za'farān. Source: Internet
The three (Elihu is not mentioned) are told to make a burnt offering with Job as their intercessor, "for only to him will I show favour". Source: Internet
The Romans called mediators by a variety of names, including internuncius, medium, intercessor, philantropus, interpolator, conciliator, interlocutor, interpres, and finally mediator. Source: Internet
In opposition to the rational approach to divine understanding that the scholastics adopted, Bernard would preach an immediate faith, in which the intercessor was the Virgin Mary. Source: Internet
Nasser was determined to establish the independence of the army from the monarchy, and with Amer as the intercessor, resolved to field a nominee for the Free Officers. Source: Internet
I can use all the help I can get, including from an intercessor. Source: Internet