intercessor
/ˈɪntəˌsɛsə
/ /ˌɪntəˈsɛsə /noun
A person who intervenes on behalf of another, especially by prayer: they rejected the notion that an intercessor was needed to appeal to God...
- Such people may even claim that these others are no more than intercessors mediating their relationship with God.
- St Lucians come from a society that values the roles of intercessors.
- In the past, especially the distant past, the saints were venerated as prodigies, miracle-workers, intercessors, protectors.
Synonyms
mediator, moderator, go-between, negotiator, middleman, intermediary, intervenor, interceder, arbitrator, arbiter;
conciliator, reconciler, broker, honest broker, petitioner, supplicant, liaison officer, peacemaker
Rhymes
- quarter-badge
- quarter ball
- quarter bell
- quarter bend
- quarter-bill
- quarter binding
- quarter block
- quarter-bloke
- quarter-blood
- quarter-board
- quarter boat
- quarter-book
- quarter boot
- quarter-bound
- quarter-boy
- quarter-bred
- quarter-breed
- quarter butt
- quarter calf
- quarter-cask
- quarter-caste
- quarter-chord
- quarter circle
- quarter-circular
- quarter cleft