Vidarebefordrare

Vidarebefordrare is a Swedish noun that denotes a person, organization, or device that forwards something from one recipient or location to another. The term is formed from the adverb vidare ('forward' or 'onward') and the verb befordra ('to forward' or 'to transport'), making it a generic agent noun for the act of forwarding.

Linguistically, vidarebefordrare is an en-ord (common gender). Indefinite singular is en vidarebefordrare, and the plural is flera vidarebefordrare. The word can refer to a real person, such as someone who passes along messages, as well as to non-human agents like software, hardware, or systems that perform forwarding.

In practical use, vidarebefordrare covers a range of contexts. In information technology and telecommunications, a vidarebefordrare can be a mail server, gateway, or network device configured to forward messages or data to another server or endpoint. For example, an e‑mail forwarder, configured with rules, acts as a vidarebefordrare by sending received messages to designated addresses. In everyday language, the term may describe a person who forwards a message, chain letter, or notification to others.

Related concepts include vidarebefordran (the act of forwarding) and befordra (to forward). While the noun emphasizes the agent, the verb emphasizes the action. The term is primarily neutral and descriptive, used across professional and general Swedish to describe forwarding roles or mechanisms.