intercessor

Noun

Meaning

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 dictionary

Synonyms

mediator intermediary go-between intermediator magistrate intermediate judge lawyer deputy attorney referee peacemaker connection medium agent
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Antonyms

challenger iconoclast firebrand audience critic contradictory
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Hypernyms

negotiator negotiant treater

Hyponyms

interpreter peacemaker matcher diplomat moderator conciliator

Examples

It 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

Close letter words and terms

intercessionary intercessionate intercessive intercessorial intercessory intercessour