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middle-man

middle-man is the alternative spelling of middleman.

Meaning of middleman

Noun

middleman (plural middlemen)

  1. An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties.
    • act as a middleman
  2. An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer.
    • The farmer sold his produce directly to stores without a middleman.
    Synonyms:
    grocer
  3. (Ireland, historical) One who rents land in large tracts, and lets it in small portions to the peasantry.

See all 4 meanings of middleman

Forms of middle-man

pluralmiddle-men

Questions about middle-man

What is middle-man the alternative spelling of?
Middle-man is the alternative spelling of middleman.

Words near middle-man in the dictionary

  1. middle-grounder
  2. middle-grounders
  3. middle-grounds
  4. middle-income trap
  5. Middle-Indo-Aryan
  6. middle-man
  7. middle-market
  8. middle-men
  9. middle-nameless
  10. middle-of-the-road
  11. middle-of-the-roader

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