middleman
noun
mid·dle·man
ˈmi-dᵊl-ˌman 
: an intermediary or agent between two parties
especially
: a dealer, agent, or company intermediate between the producer of goods and the retailer or consumer
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The Internet helps consumers save money by buying products directly from companies and eliminating the middleman.
We've cut out the middleman and can reduce prices for our customers.
He acted as the middleman in the talks between labor and management.
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The rise of big-box retail corporations such as Walmart, which were big enough to handle their own distribution logistics, all but eliminated middlemen like the Willises from the cosmetics supply chain by the early 2000s.
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Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 11 July 2025
This could help solve the mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so fast in the early universe, by favoring mechanisms that skip dying stars as cosmic middlemen.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 July 2025
But Stutzman’s visit to Israel may have also opened the door for the freshman Republican to be a political middleman between the Jewish state and Syria as the two nations work to establish a diplomatic relationship.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
But so have the forces pushing patients toward compounding in the first place: brand drugs priced out of reach, limited insurance coverage, and middlemen who distort access.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
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Kelli María Korducki, thehustle.co, 11 July 2025
This could help solve the mystery of how supermassive black holes grew so fast in the early universe, by favoring mechanisms that skip dying stars as cosmic middlemen.
—Robert Lea, Space.com, 9 July 2025
But Stutzman’s visit to Israel may have also opened the door for the freshman Republican to be a political middleman between the Jewish state and Syria as the two nations work to establish a diplomatic relationship.
—Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2025
But so have the forces pushing patients toward compounding in the first place: brand drugs priced out of reach, limited insurance coverage, and middlemen who distort access.
—Sindhya Valloppillil, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for middleman
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“Middleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middleman. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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middleman
noun
mid·dle·man
ˈmid-ᵊl-ˌman
: go-between
especially
: a dealer between the producer of goods and the consumer
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