Definition of middleman Middleman

/mɪˈdʌlmæˌn/ - [midulman] - mid•dle•man

We found 11 definitions of middleman from 5 different sources.

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What does middleman mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

middleman - someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
  jobber, wholesaler
  distributer, distributor electrical device that distributes voltage to the spark plugs of a gasoline engine in the order of the firing sequence
middleman - the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
  interlocutor
  minstrel a performer in a minstrel show
middleman - a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"
  contact
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • middleman (n.)
    An agent between two parties; a broker; a go-between; any dealer between the producer and the consumer; in Ireland, one who takes land of the proprietors in large tracts, and then rents it out in small portions to the peasantry.
  • middleman (n.)
    A person of intermediate rank; a commoner.
  • middleman (n.)
    The man who occupies a central position in a file of soldiers.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • middleman
    The person being the intermediary among more people to facilitate the creation and conclusion of a contract.
  • middleman
    An intermediate dealer between a manufacturer and a retailer or customer.

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