negotiant n 1: someone who negotiates (confers with others in order to reach a settlement) [syn: {negotiator}, {negotiant}, {treater}]
Negotiant \Ne*go"ti*ant\, n. [L. negotians, prop. p. pr. of negotiari: cf. F. n['e]gociant.] A negotiator. [R.] --Sir W. Raleigh. [1913 Webster]