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middleman

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mid⋅dle⋅man

  [mid-l-man]
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–noun, plural -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 ME: maker of girdles; see middle, man 1
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mid·dle·man   (mĭd'l-mān')   
n.  

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

  2. An intermediary; a go-between.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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