Plural of middleman
irregular plural
The plural of middleman is middlemen.
Forms of middleman
| Singular | middleman [ˈmɪdɫ̩ˌmæn] |
|---|---|
| Plural | middlemen |
| Countable | countable |
Middlemen in a sentence
- These mills purchase broke from other paper mills through middlemen and use it to make paper.2014 September 25, Judge Diane Wood, NCR Corp. v. George A. Whiting Paper Co.. From the entry broke
- And it's an American icon that is warning me: American Airlines (AA). ¶ You see, middlemen are dying.2012, Kaihan Krippendorff, “Today's Business Revolution”, in Outthink the Competition: How a New Generation of Strategists Sees Options…. From the entry aa
- The only exception is the paracriminal class already mentioned, the fences and other middlemen who enable thieves to be in society but not of it.1977, Valeriĭ Chalidze, Criminal Russia: Essays on Crime in the Soviet Union, page 50. From the entry paracriminal
Meaning of middleman
- noun An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties.
- noun An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer.
- noun One who rents land in large tracts, and lets it in small portions to the peasantry.
Nouns ending in -man: plural -men
Questions about the plural of middleman
- What is the plural of middleman?
- The plural of middleman is middlemen.
- Is middleman countable?
- Middleman is a countable noun.
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