middleman en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [ˈmɪdɫ̩ˌmæn]
- mĭdʹəlmănʹ
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Middle English myddil man, equivalent to middle + man.
Meanings
-
An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties.
financial middleman
act as a middleman
cut out the middleman
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An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer.
Online platforms often eliminate the need for a middleman.
The farmer sold his produce directly to stores without a middleman.
- (Ireland, historical) One who rents land in large tracts, and lets it in small portions to the peasantry.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| middle-man | alternative | lexicographic | |
| middlemen | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| middle man | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
middlemanism · middlemanship · cut out the middleman
Synonyms
intermediary · go-between · grocer (intermediate dealer) · mediator
Translations (32)
sw mlanguzi (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · ms orang tengah (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · tl tagapamagitan (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · es medianero (intermediary) · he מְתַוֵּךְ (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · id tengkulak (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · hu közvetítő (intermediary) · hu közbenjáró (intermediary) · mk препродавач (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · pl pośrednik (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · nn mellommann (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · hy միջնորդ (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · sv mellanhand (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · fr intermédiaire (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · pt intermediário (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · la interpres (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · el μεσάζων (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · nrf r'vendeux (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · bg посредник (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · tr komisyoncu (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · tr aracı (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · ca mitjancer (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · ru посре́дник (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · pl pośrednik (intermediary) · nb mellommann (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · hi बिचौलिया (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · gl intermediario (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · fi välikäsi (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · nl tussenhandelaar (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · tr komisyoner (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · ms wasit (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer) · fi välittäjä (intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer)