紹しょう介かい者しゃ

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Common word

Meanings

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noun

introducer; person who introduces someone

Refers to a person who makes an introduction, typically in social, business, or formal contexts.

彼かれは私わたしの紹しょう介かい者しゃとして、取とり引ひき先さきに連れん絡らくして

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た

。

He contacted the client as my introducer.

紹しょう介かい者しゃを通つうじて、その会かい社しゃの社しゃ長ちょうと会あうことができた。

I was able to meet the company president through an introducer.

Usage patterns

〈人ひと〉の紹しょう介かい者しゃになるto become someone's introducer
彼かれは二人ふたりの紹しょう介かい者しゃになった。
He became the introducer for the two of them.
〈人ひと〉に紹しょう介かい者しゃを頼たのむto ask someone to act as an introducer
友ゆう人じんに紹しょう介かい者しゃを頼たのんだ。
I asked a friend to be my introducer.

Kanji

紹introduce, inherit, help
介jammed in, shellfish, mediate
者someone, person

Related words

仲ちゅう介かい者しゃ
紹介者 refers to someone who introduces one person to another, while 仲介者 is a broader term for a mediator or broker, often in business or legal dealings.
仲人なこうどN1
紹介者 is a general term for anyone who introduces people, whereas 仲人 specifically refers to a traditional matchmaker who arranges marriages.

Don't confuse with

紹しょう介かい所じょ
紹介者 is the person who makes an introduction, while 紹介所 is the agency or office where introductions (e.g. job placement) are arranged.

Counted with

人にん
紹介者 is counted with 人 as it refers to a person, e.g. 紹介者二人.
名めいN2
More formal than 人 — used for headcounts in reservations, staff lists, and announcements (5名様).

Built from

紹しょう介かい+者しゃ

Etymology

Compound of 紹介 (introduction) + 者 (person). The exact historical derivation is straightforward; the word follows a common Sino-Japanese pattern for agent nouns.