middleman
nounverbattested in dialogue
- /[ˈmɪdɫ̩ˌmæn]/
An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties.
noun
- 1
An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties.
act as a middleman
cut out the middleman
financial middleman
- 2
An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer.
The farmer sold his produce directly to stores without a middleman.
Online platforms often eliminate the need for a middleman.
- 3
historicalOne who rents land in large tracts, and lets it in small portions to the peasantry.
Etymology
From Middle English myddil man, equivalent to middle + man.
verb
- 1
To act as a middleman or intermediary.
Forms
- plural
- middlemen
- past tense
- middlemanned
- past participle
- middlemanned
- present participle
- middlemanning
- third person singular
- middlemans
Middle · A sheading of the Isle of Man.middle-aged · Of or relating to middle age or a middle-ager; neither old…middle-class · Occupying a position between the working class and the upper…
middleman · An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties.
Middleton · Any of many placenames in England, Scotland and elsewhere,…midget · A very small thing; especially one which is conspicuously…midnight · The middle of the night: the sixth temporal hour, equidistant…