middleman

mid·dle·man  (mdl-mn)

n.

1. A trader who buys from producers and sells to retailers or consumers.

2. An intermediary; a go-between.

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middleman [ˈmɪd^əlˌmæn]

n pl -men

1. (Business / Commerce) an independent trader engaged in the distribution of goods from producer to consumer

2. an intermediary

3. (Performing Arts / Theatre) Theatre the interlocutor in minstrel shows

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	middleman - someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers jobber, wholesaler distributer, distributor - someone who markets merchandise meat packer, packer - a wholesaler in the meat-packing business
	2.	middleman - the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk interlocutor minstrel show - a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes minstrel - a performer in a minstrel show
	3.	middleman - a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor" contact representative - a person who represents others

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middleman

noun intermediary, broker, entrepreneur, distributor, go-between Why don't they cut out the middleman and let us do it ourselves?

Translations

middleman [ˈmɪdlmæn] N (middlemen (pl)) (Comm) → intermediario/a m/f

middleman [ˈmɪd^əlmæn] n → intermédiaire m
through a middleman → par l'entremise d'un intermédiaire
to cut out the middleman → supprimer les intermédiaires
middle management n → cadres mpl moyens
middle manager n → cadre m moyen
middle name n

(= second Christian name) → deuxième prénom m

(= key characteristic)
Geniality is my middle name → Je suis la bienveillance incarnée.
middle-of-the-road [ˌmɪd^ələvðəˈrəʊd] adj

[opinions, policies] → modéré(e)

[music] → grand public inv
middle school

n → collège m

modif [head teacher] → du collège; [library, cafeteria] → du collège; [mathematics] → des collèges
middle school student → collégien(ne) m/f
middle-sized [ˈmɪd^əlsaɪzd] adj [town, company] → de taille moyenne

middleman [ˈmɪdlˌmæn] n (-men (pl)) (gen) → intermediario (Comm) → (agente m) rivenditore m