Refers to a person or company that arranges transactions, introductions, or negotiations between parties, often in business, employment, or legal matters.
I had a real estate agent introduce properties to me.
就職のあっせん業者を利用して仕事を探した。
I looked for a job using an employment agency.
仲介業者 is a more general term for an intermediary or broker, while 斡旋業者 often implies active arrangement or mediation, especially in business or employment contexts.
斡旋 is the act of mediation or arrangement; 斡旋業者 is the agent or company that performs this service.
people smuggler; human smuggler
Standard kanji spelling for 'mediator' or 'agent' in business and legal contexts.
Mixed kana-kanji spelling; common in less formal writing or when the kanji 斡旋 is considered difficult.
Compound of 斡旋 (あっせん, 'mediation, arrangement') + 業者 (ぎょうしゃ, 'business operator, agent'). The word 斡旋 is of Chinese origin, combining 斡 ('manage, handle') and 旋 ('revolve, turn').