interventor

noun

in·​ter·​ven·​tor

-ˈventə(r)

plural -s

1

: a person designated by a church to reconcile parties and unite them in the choice of officers

2

: a temporary administrator (as of a province in Central America or South America) in time of disturbance

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from interventus (past participle of intervenire to intervene) + -or

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