I head up a support team.
In some situations I refer to some issues where support act as 'middle men' between the clients and the developers.
This seems sexist (females in the team), but I cannot find a better term.
Any ideas?
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There's always the politically-corrected "middle people," but that might offend some men. =(– Randolf RichardsonJul 23, 2011 at 3:31
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I did try writing that, but didnt have the right ring. go-between works for my scenario.– jakcJul 23, 2011 at 4:22
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3 Answers
The most literal synonym is go-between. A better and more formal-sounding term would be intermediary.
Intermediaries might be the word you're looking for.
An existing answer suggests go-between or intermediary and I up-voted that because I'd lean towards intermediary myself. However, I would also suggest:
I have a few more, with similar meanings but different connotations, for others who might ask the same question with different goals:
- agent
- representative
- front line or first line of defense
- buffer (somewhat condescending, but accurate)
- envoy
