middleman

This gambit means Aereo is avoiding paying anything to broadcasters or the middlemen it is replacing.
What the Aereo Decision Means for You|Kyle Chayka|June 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Literary agents are the middlemen between writers and publishing houses.
The Victims of the Penguin & Random House Merger: Literary Agents|Ella Delany|November 28, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The company has amassed more than 70 worldwide resellers, middlemen like GoDaddy, who have pumped up sales volume.
How “.XXX,” Porn’s Domain Name, Made Hundreds of Millions|Alex Klein|November 13, 2012|DAILY BEAST
There are no middlemen, no merchants to merchandise, no retailers to reinterpret.
Chanel, Armani, and Givenchy Present Their Haute-Couture Collections in Paris|Robin Givhan|July 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST

Jews found a profitable niche as middlemen between farmers in the hinterlands and large export firms in the port.
Great Weekend Reads|The Daily Beast|March 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Engineered by Billoughby, the railroad was simply playing the part of the good big brother to these new middlemen.
The Wreckers|Francis Lynde
Everything for sale passed through the hands of a succession of middlemen before it reached the public.
Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott
Each of the middlemen would allot himself a profit of from twenty to two hundred per cent.
Eastern Nights - and Flights|Alan Bott
This same statement applies to all traveling salesmen, and to a great percentage of middlemen.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society|Upton Sinclair
The rivalries of jobbers and middlemen in different cities are inevitably borne into the offices of traffic managers.
Railroads: Rates and Regulations|William Z. Ripley

British Dictionary definitions for middleman

middleman

/ (ˈmɪdəlˌmæn) /

noun plural -men

an independent trader engaged in the distribution of goods from producer to consumer

an intermediary

theatre the interlocutor in minstrel shows

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