Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who negotiates: Someone who confers with others to reach a settlement or agreement.
   • A person who provides or pays for something, especially food or entertainment: Someone who acts as a host or benefactor, covering expenses for others.

Examples of Usage

• Noun (Negotiator):

  • The union appointed a skilled treater to handle the contract talks.
  • As the company's lead treater, her role was to find common ground with the suppliers.

• Noun (Provider/Host):

  • He was always a generous treater, buying ice cream for all the children.
  • She acted as the treater for the entire team's dinner.

Advanced Usage

• "A tough treater": A negotiator who is firm and uncompromising.

  • In the business deal, he gained a reputation as a tough treater.

• "To act as a treater": To take on the role of providing for a group.

  • It's your turn to act as the treater for our weekly lunch.

Variants and Related Words

• Treat (verb): To negotiate or discuss terms; to provide food, entertainment, or enjoyment for someone.

  • They met to treat for peace.
  • I will treat you to a movie.

• Treatment (noun): The process or manner of dealing with someone or something.

  • The patient received excellent medical treatment.

• Treaty (noun): A formally concluded and ratified agreement between states, often negotiated by treaters.

  • The two nations signed a peace treaty.

Synonyms

• Negotiator: A person who conducts negotiations.
• Mediator: A person who attempts to make people involved in a conflict come to an agreement.
• Host: A person who receives or entertains guests.
• Sponsor: A person or organization that provides funds for an event or activity.

Related Phrases

• To treat with someone: To engage in negotiations with someone.

  • The ambassador was sent to treat with the foreign leaders.

• To treat someone to something: To pay for something as a gift or special occasion for someone.

  • She treated her friends to a fancy dinner.

Notes on Usage

• The noun "treater" is less common in modern everyday English than its root verb "treat" or other synonyms like "negotiator" or "host." It is often found in more formal or specific contexts related to negotiation or historical descriptions of hospitality.
• When meaning "negotiator," it is a formal term. When meaning "provider," it is an informal term, often implying generosity.

Noun

1. someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement)