meaning of middleman
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. The man who occupies a central position in a file of soldiers.
4. a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the
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