| n. | 1. | An agent between two parties; a broker; a go-between; any dealer between the producer and the consumer; in Ireland, one who takes land of the proprietors in large tracts, and then rents it out in small portions to the peasantry. |
| 2. | A person of intermediate rank; a commoner. | |
| 3. | (Mil.) The man who occupies a central position in a file of soldiers. |
| Noun | 1. | middleman - someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers Synonyms: jobber, wholesaler |
| 2. | middleman - the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk Synonyms: interlocutor | |
| 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" Synonyms: contact |
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