middleman
noun
a person who plays an economic role intermediate between producer and retailer or consumer.
middlemen
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pluralof middleman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The Ga people became middlemen who traded with Europeans.
From BBC ● Aug. 16, 2026
Investigators say that scarcity has fuelled increasingly sophisticated paper-leak rackets, linking teachers, middlemen and exam-centre staff.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Chinese firms also bought banned Nvidia chips from middlemen who routed shipments through other countries.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“The old model of global health assistance was essentially an open-ended subsidy—dollars flowing to overpriced middlemen with minimal accountability and no exit strategy,” a State Department spokesman said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 31, 2026
That way, they could have the prized Asian spices they wanted without having to pay high prices to Venetian and Muslim middlemen.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
