From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishnegotiatorne‧go‧ti‧a‧tor /nɪˈɡəʊʃieɪtə $ -ˈɡoʊʃieɪtər/ ●○○ noun [countable] someone who takes part in official discussions, especially in business or politics, in order to try and reach an agreement the chief union negotiator
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negotiator• Mr Klesch is thus being asked to step in as the disinterested negotiator.• However, negotiators have predicted a settlement by Opening Day, or by the All-Star break.• The good lawyer must be a master negotiator.• Holbrooke has a justified reputation as a hard-nosed negotiator.• The Board's negotiators were furious.• Catterson also observed that e-mail links between plants and subsidiaries of the same company can give union negotiators the advantage of surprise.