Meaning of MIDDLEMAN
| Pronunciation: | | 'midl`man
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- [n] a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"
- [n] the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
- [n] someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
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| | Synonyms: | | contact, interlocutor, jobber, wholesaler |
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| | See Also: | | distributer, distributor, meat packer, minstrel, minstrel show, packer, representative | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mid"dle*man\, n.; pl. {Middlemen}.
1. An agent between two parties; a broker; a go-between; any
dealer between the producer and the consumer; in Ireland,
one who takes land of the proprietors in large tracts, and
then rents it out in small portions to the peasantry.
2. A person of intermediate rank; a commoner.
3. (Mil.) The man who occupies a central position in a file
of soldiers.
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| | Related Terms: | | agent, arbitrator, broker, chandler, connection, contact, dealer, deputy, distributor, entrepreneur, front, front man, go-between, importer, interagent, interceder, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, intermediate agent, intermediator, intermedium, internuncio, interpleader, intervener, interventionist, interventor, jobber, liaison, link, marketer, mediary, mediator, medium, merchandiser, merchant, monger, mouthpiece, negotiant, negotiator, negotiatress, negotiatrix, ombudsman, regrater, retail dealer, retail merchant, retailer, shopkeeper, spokesman, spokeswoman, storekeeper, tie, trader, tradesman, tradeswoman, trafficker, wholesaler |
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