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middlemen

middlemen is the plural 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.

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Questions about middlemen

What is middlemen the plural of?
Middlemen is the plural of middleman.

Words near middlemen in the dictionary

  1. middlemanship
  2. Middlemarch
  3. Middlemas
  4. middlemast
  5. middlemasts
  6. middlemen
  7. Middlemiss
  8. middlemost
  9. middleness
  10. middleoftheroader
  11. middleoftheroaders

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