MIDDLEMAN


Meaning of MIDDLEMAN in English

/mid"l man'/ , n. , pl. middlemen .

1. a person who plays an economic role intermediate between producer and retailer or consumer.

2. a person who acts as an intermediary.

[ 1400-50; late ME: maker of girdles; see MIDDLE, MAN 1 ]

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