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Definition of "middleman" []

  • A trader who buys from producers and sells to retailers or consumers. (noun)
  • An intermediary; a go-between. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "middleman" in a sentence
  • "Well, the term middleman may not apply here, for it conjures up thoughts of profit margins and goods transacting and that is not Mother Natures job."
  • "Alpha Transshipping -- is what they call a middleman outfit."
  • "The officer, Paul Lucarelli , 45, was described as the middleman for Mr. Spicuzzo, picking up cash and delivering it to the sheriff's office."