intercessor

One who intercedes or makes intercession, especially with the stronger for the weaker; a person who pleads with one in behalf of another, or endeavors to reconcile parties at variance; a mediator.

Eccles., in the early African Church, an officer who during a vacancy of a see administered the bishopric till a successor was elected. Also called interventor.

One who goes between, or intercedes; a mediator.

One who interposes between parties at variance, with a view to reconcile them.

One who pleads in behalf of another.

A bishop, who, during a vacancy of the see, administers the bishopric till a successor is installed.

A person who intercedes; a mediator

a negotiator who acts as a link between parties