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Middleman

noun

/ˈmɪd.əl.mæn/

Meaning

A person who acts as an intermediary between two parties in a business transaction

A person who acts as a link between buyers and sellers, often in business deals.

They decided to cut out the middleman and sell directly to customers.

The farmer sold his crops directly, without a middleman.

cut out the middleman

intermediary, broker, agent, mediator, go-between, dealer

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intermediary, broker, agent, mediator, go-between

Entry 2

broker, agent, dealer, intermediary

direct seller, end user, final buyer, producer, consumer

Entry 1

direct seller, end user, final buyer

Entry 2

producer, consumer

cut out middleman, middleman commission, eliminate middleman, bypass middleman, act as a middleman, middleman role, cut out the middleman

Entry 1

cut out middleman, middleman commission, eliminate middleman, bypass middleman

Entry 2

act as a middleman, middleman role, cut out the middleman

a low area of land between hills or mountains, typically with a river or stream flowing through it

a business or company; a project or undertaking that requires effort and initiative

the final point or end of something, especially the final station on a railway line

the measurement or extent of something from side to side; breadth

Lack of seriousness; silly or trivial behavior.

The process of placing something in its proper context or setting to understand it better.