middleman
🇺🇸
/ˈmɪdlmæn/
🇬🇧
/ˈmɪdlmæn/
noun
R
Someone who buys things from the people who make them and sells them to others.
If we order the parts ourselves instead of using a middleman, we might save some money.
R
Someone who helps people communicate or make deals without talking to each other directly.
We used a middleman to help negotiate the contract since both parties weren't speaking.
translation
Someone who buys things from the people who make them and sells them to others.; Someone who helps people communicate or make deals without talking to each other directly.
Word Forms
Plural
middlemen