Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One who negotiates; one who treats with others as either principal or agent in commercial transactions, or in the making of national treaties or compacts.
Wiktionary
- n. One who negotiates.
- n. A diplomat, moderator.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who negotiates; a person who treats with others, either as principal or agent, in respect to purchase and sale, or public or private compacts.
WordNet 3.0
- n. someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
Etymologies
- From Latin negōtiātor ("merchant, banker") (Wiktionary)
Examples
“But setting O'Neill up as chief negotiator is asking for trouble.”
“In this instance, make sure the negotiator is worth his fee.”
“Meanwhile a government negotiator is dispatched to Pakistan to play weeks of diplomatic tennis.”
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“Sen. Max Baucus (D-MT), the chairman of the Finance Committee and lead health care negotiator, is “fighting tooth and nail to include that in any final deal,” his chief of staff said and Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) indicated that he is open to a public option.”
“Cabinet chief Alberto Fernandez, the government's main negotiator with the farmers, was traveling with Mrs. Kirchner and said the government would make a new proposal to farmers on the soybean tax.”
“The voice of the negotiator is breaking my concentration.”
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“The primary negotiator is at the apex of the operational triangle.”
“Negotiations led for us by Stu Eizenstat, who is a long-term negotiator on this issue, has been involved with us on this issue but on many other issues as well, a very skilled negotiator.”
“His skill as a practical negotiator is widely recognised and respected, and his powers of conviction and idealism have been in evidence at countless conferences and meetings.”
“He is our main negotiator so he'll get the gray hairs.”
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