仲立ち

プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)

なかだち【仲立ち】

❶〔仲介〕intermediation；〔調停〕mediation；〔仲介人〕an intermediary；〔調停者〕a mediator

仲立ちをする mediate ((between))；act as 「(an) intermediary [(a) mediator] ((for))

彼の仲立ちで商談が成立した
A deal was concluded through his intermediation.

伯父の仲立ちで会社に就職した
He obtained a position in a firm 「with the help [through the influence/《文》 through the good offices] of his uncle.

❷〔媒酌〕matchmaking；〔媒酌人〕a go-between, a matchmaker

仲立ちをする act as go-between ((for))；play matchmaker ((for))

私があの夫婦の仲立ちをした
I arranged a match [marriage] between them.

出典　小学館「プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第4版)」