cut out the middleman

verb

To act without the use of an intermediary or third party.

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Meanings

verbcut out the middleman (third-person singular simple present cuts out the middleman, present participle cutting out the middleman, simple past and past participle cut out the middleman)

present singular third person cuts out the middleman · participle present cutting out the middleman

  1. informalTo act without the use of an intermediary or third party.

Translations

Finnish ilman välikäsiä
  • ilman välikäsiäTranslations
French supprimer les intermédiaires
  • supprimer les intermédiairesTranslations
Polish eliminować pośrednika, wyeliminować pośrednika
  • eliminować pośrednikaTranslations
  • wyeliminować pośrednikaTranslations
  • omijać pośrednikaTranslations
  • ominąć pośrednikaTranslations
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APA

cut out the middleman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20out%20the%20middleman

MLA

“cut out the middleman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20out%20the%20middleman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cut out the middleman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cut%20out%20the%20middleman.

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