Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
negotiator — (n.) 1590s, businessman, from L. negotiator one who carries on business by wholesale, from negotiatus, pp. of negotiari (see NEGOTIATION (Cf. negotiation)). Meaning one who carries on negotiations is from c.1600 … Etymology dictionary
Negotiator — Ne*go ti*a tor, n. [L.: cf. F. n[ e]gociateur.] 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. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
negotiator — I index adjuster, advocate (counselor), agent, arbiter, arbitrator, broker, conduit (intermediary) … Law dictionary
negotiator — [n] person who bargains, controls discussion adjudicator, ambassador, arbitrator, broker, delegate, diplomat, fixer*, go between*, interagent, intermediary, intermedium, judge, mediator, middleperson, moderator; concepts 348,354,423 … New thesaurus
negotiator — negotiate ne‧go‧ti‧ate [nɪˈgəʊʆieɪt ǁ ˈgoʊ ] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] to discuss something in order to reach an agreement: • Union leaders have negotiated an agreement for a shorter working week. • They negotiated a new contract with… … Financial and business terms
negotiator — n. a management; union negotiator * * * [nɪ gəʊʃɪeɪtə] union negotiator a management … Combinatory dictionary
negotiator — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ good, skilled, tough ▪ professional, trained ▪ chief, lead, principal, senior … Collocations dictionary
negotiator — ne|go|ti|a|tor [nıˈgəuʃieıtə US ˈgouʃieıtər] n someone who takes part in official discussions, especially in business or politics, in order to try and reach an agreement ▪ the chief union negotiator … Dictionary of contemporary English
negotiator — [[t]nɪgo͟ʊʃieɪtə(r)[/t]] negotiators N COUNT Negotiators are people who take part in political or financial negotiations. On Thursday night the rebels chief negotiator at the peace talks announced that dialogue had gone as far as it could go...… … English dictionary
negotiator — noun they brought in an impartial negotiator to help settle the dispute Syn: mediator, arbitrator, arbiter, moderator, go between, middleman, intermediary, intercessor, intervener, conciliator; representative, spokesperson, broker, bargainer … Thesaurus of popular words
negotiator — /nɪ gəυʃieɪtə/ noun 1. a person who discusses a problem with the aim of achieving agreement between different people or groups of people ♦ experienced union negotiator a member of a union who has a lot of experience of discussing terms of… … Dictionary of banking and finance
