noun
mediator; intercessor
Refers to a person who acts as a go-between or intermediary, often in a formal or religious context.
彼は両者の間で中保者として交渉を進めた。
He proceeded with negotiations as a mediator between the two parties.
キリスト教では、イエスが神と人との間の中保者とされる。
In Christianity, Jesus is considered the mediator between God and humans.
Compound of 中 (middle) or 仲 (relationship) + 保 (protect, guarantee) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning of a mediating person.