noun
VERB + MIDDLEMAN
▪ act as , be
▪ bypass ( AmE ), cut out , eliminate
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Some factories have cut out the ~ and sell their products directly to customers.
PREPOSITION
▪ through a ~
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The company sells through a ~ because it does not have its own sales force.
▪ ~ between
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advisers who operate as middlemen between savers and borrowers.
▪ ~ for
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He acts as a ~ for companies seeking contracts overseas.