intercessors

Noun

intercessor (plural intercessors)

1. A mediator, one who reconciles enemies or pleads for another.

   Synonyms:

   agent, delegate, deputy, emissary, lieutenant, proxy, representative, secondary, solicitor, surrogate

2. An intermediary, a middleman.
   • Kings were revered, in many cases not merely as priests, that is, as intercessors between man and god, but as themselves gods...1894, James George Frazer, The Golden Bough

   Synonyms:

   intermediary, middleman, go-between, solicitor

3. (Greek Orthodoxy) A saint believed to plead for a sinner to God.
   • St Mary the Intercessor
4. A bishop who acts during a vacancy in a see.