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middle men
mid·dle·man
/
ˈmɪd
lˌmæn
/
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[
mid
-l-man
]
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noun,
plural
mid·dle·men.
1.
a person who plays an economic role intermediate between producer and retailer or consumer.
2.
a person who acts as an intermediary.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English:
maker of girdles; see
middle
,
man
1
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middleman
(ˈmɪd
ə
lˌmæn)
—
n
,
pl
-men
1.
an independent trader engaged in the distribution of goods from producer to consumer
2.
an intermediary
3.
theatre
the interlocutor in minstrel shows
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
middleman
in the trading sense, 1795, from
middle
+
man
.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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