middleman

[ mid-l-man ]
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noun,plural mid·dle·men.
  1. a person who plays an economic role intermediate between producer and retailer or consumer.

  2. a person who acts as an intermediary.

Origin of middleman

1
1400–50; late Middle English: maker of girdles; see middle, man

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British Dictionary definitions for middleman

middleman

/ (ˈmɪdəlˌmæn) /


nounplural -men
  1. an independent trader engaged in the distribution of goods from producer to consumer

  2. an intermediary

  1. theatre the interlocutor in minstrel shows

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