middleman

See also: middle man

English

Alternative forms

middle man

Etymology

From Middle English myddil man, equivalent to middle +‎ man.

Pronunciation

enPR: mĭdʹəlmănʹ
IPA^(key): [ˈmɪdɫ̩ˌmæn]
Rhymes: -ɪdəlmæn

Noun

middleman (plural middlemen)

An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties
An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer

Synonyms

intermediary
mediator
(intermediary dealer) grocer

Translations

intermediary — see intermediary

intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer

Dutch: tussenhandelaar m
Finnish: välittäjä (fi), välikäsi (fi)
Greek: μεσάζων (el) m (mesázon)
Hebrew: מְתַוֵּךְ‎‎ m (metavéch)
Macedonian: препродавач m (prepródavač)
Malay: orang tengah n, wasit m
Norman: r'vendeux m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: mellommann m

Nynorsk: mellommann m

Polish: pośrednik (pl) m
Portuguese: intermediário (pt) m
Swahili: mlanguzi (sw)
Swedish: mellanhand (sv) c
Tagalog: tagapamagitan

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Translations to be checked

German: ^{(please verify)} Mittelsmann m
Italian: ^{(please verify)} intermediario (it) m, ^{(please verify)} mediatorio m
Slovak: ^{(please verify)} sprostredkovateľ m

Spanish: ^{(please verify)} intermediario (es) m, (Mexico) ^{(please verify)} coyote (es) m
Swedish: (1, 2) ^{(please verify)} mellanhand (sv) c

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