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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 Lithuania
  2. Middle Low Franconian
  3. Middle Low German
  4. Middle Low Saxon
  5. Middle Malayalam
  6. middle man
  7. middle management
  8. middle manager
  9. middle managers
  10. middle marker
  11. middle markers

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