treater

Other forms: treaters

Definitions of treater

1. noun

   someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)
   synonyms: negotiant, negotiator

   types:

   go-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator

   a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

   bargainer

   negotiator of the terms of a transaction

   compromiser

   a negotiator willing to compromise

   holdout

   a negotiator who hopes to gain concessions by refusing to come to terms

   negotiatress, negotiatrix

   a woman negotiator

   representative

   a person who represents others

   settler

   a negotiator who settles disputes

   mediatrix

   a woman who is a mediator

   agent

   a representative who acts on behalf of other persons or organizations

   alderman

   a member of a municipal legislative body (as a city council)

   assemblyman

   someone who is a member of a legislative assembly

   assemblywoman

   a woman assemblyman

   conciliator, make-peace, pacifier, peacemaker, reconciler

   someone who tries to bring peace

   contact, middleman

   a person who is in a position to give you special assistance

   delegate

   a person appointed or elected to represent others

   diplomat

   a person who deals tactfully with others

   emissary, envoy

   someone sent on a mission to represent the interests of someone else

   haggler

   an intense bargainer

   harmoniser, harmonizer

   a mediator who brings one thing into harmonious agreement with another

   chief of state, head of state

   the chief public representative of a country who may also be the head of government

   interpreter, translator

   someone who mediates between speakers of different languages

   marriage broker, matcher, matchmaker

   someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others

   moderator

   someone who mediates disputes and attempts to avoid violence

   personal representative

   a person who manages the affairs of another

   resident commissioner

   the representative of Puerto Rico in the United States House of Representatives

   second hand

   an intermediate person; used in the phrase `at second hand'

   union representative

   a representative for a labor union

   type of:

   communicator

   a person who communicates with others