middleman

plural middlemen · alternative middle man · alternative middle-man

1. An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties.

   act as a middleman

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   cut out the middleman

   financial middleman

2. An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer.

   Online platforms often eliminate the need for a middleman.

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   The farmer sold his produce directly to stores without a middleman.

   Synonyms: grocer

3. IrelandhistoricalOne who rents land in large tracts, and lets it in small portions to the peasantry.

present singular third person middlemans · participle present middlemanning · participle past middlemanned · past middlemanned · alternative middle man · alternative middle-man

1. To act as a middleman or intermediary.