negotiator
/nɪˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tə/noun
negotiator is spelled N-E-G-O-T-I-A-T-O-R: 10 letters and 5 syllables. It appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, negotiator means “One who negotiates” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of negotiator is negotiators.
How many letters and syllables are in negotiator?
| Letters | 10: N-E-G-O-T-I-A-T-O-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 5 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.3 times per million words; the 24,463rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is negotiator?
Negotiator appears 1.3 times per million words in written English, the 24,463rd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce negotiator?
- UK /nɪˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tə/
- UK /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪ.tə/
- UK /nɪˈɡəʊ.si.eɪ.tə/
Negotiator has 5 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-negotiator.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of negotiator
- negotiators plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does negotiator mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
One who negotiates.
- 2
A diplomat, moderator.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Negotiator in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | négociateur, négociatrice, négociant , diplomate |
| German | Unterhändler, Unterhändlerin, Verhandlungsführer, Verhandlungsführerin , Vermittler, Vermittlerin |
| Portuguese | negociador, negociadora |
| Spanish | negociador, negociadora |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does negotiator come from?
Borrowed from Latin negōtiātor (“merchant, banker”), equivalent to negotiate + -or.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).