English
go-between
An intermediary or middleman.
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Origin
Deverbal from go between.
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- derivedEnglishgo between “To occupy the position or interval that separates (two or more things); to intercede.”
- derivedEnglishgo “To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as p…”
- inheritedMiddle Englishgon
- borrowedJapanese碁
- derivedEnglishgo “To move through space (especially to or through a place). (May be used of tangible things such as p…”