médiateur

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin mediātōrem. Doublet of médiator.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /me.dja.tœʁ/

Noun

médiateur m (plural médiateurs, feminine médiatrice)

1. mediator (one who negotiates between parties)
2. (politics, France) ombudsman

Usage notes

Do not confuse médiator (“guitar pick”) and médiateur.

Related terms

• médiator
• médier
• métayer

Further reading

• “médiateur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• demeurait