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
Synonyms
Examples of middleman in a Sentence
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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Many people blame middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers for the prices.
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Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
The organization deployed social workers to learn — from the girls’ parents and the middlemen who brokered sales — where the girls were working, Som Paneru, the foundation’s president, said in a phone interview.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
By cutting out the middleman, we would be left with the best of both worlds: all the benefits of dietary restriction with none of the frustrations.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Bollywood aspirants the world over wanting to feature alongside top Indian stars can now cut out the middleman.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
On both sides, offering special deals or bundles doesn’t make sense unless there’s a middleman, both aggregating broadband providers for streaming services and aggregating streaming services for broadband providers.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Congress has abandoned its attempt to reform how pharmacy middlemen operate in an upcoming package to fund the federal government, 11 lobbyists and sources following the talks told STAT.
—Rachel Cohrs and John Wilkerson, STAT, 26 Feb. 2024
Brick-and-mortar pharmacies like Walgreens and CVS need to pay additional charges to insurers and middlemen, which can hike the overall prescription price.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
Image Image Image Hard-to-Trace Sources Smallholders mostly sell to traders, dealers and collectors — layer upon layer of middlemen who end up mixing together bunches of palm oil fruit from hundreds of plantations.
—Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 1 Apr. 2024
The organization deployed social workers to learn — from the girls’ parents and the middlemen who brokered sales — where the girls were working, Som Paneru, the foundation’s president, said in a phone interview.
—Richard Sandomir, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2024
By cutting out the middleman, we would be left with the best of both worlds: all the benefits of dietary restriction with none of the frustrations.
—William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
Bollywood aspirants the world over wanting to feature alongside top Indian stars can now cut out the middleman.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Mar. 2024
On both sides, offering special deals or bundles doesn’t make sense unless there’s a middleman, both aggregating broadband providers for streaming services and aggregating streaming services for broadband providers.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
Congress has abandoned its attempt to reform how pharmacy middlemen operate in an upcoming package to fund the federal government, 11 lobbyists and sources following the talks told STAT.
—Rachel Cohrs and John Wilkerson, STAT, 26 Feb. 2024
Brick-and-mortar pharmacies like Walgreens and CVS need to pay additional charges to insurers and middlemen, which can hike the overall prescription price.
—Bailey Schulz, USA TODAY, 21 Jan. 2024
Image Image Image Hard-to-Trace Sources Smallholders mostly sell to traders, dealers and collectors — layer upon layer of middlemen who end up mixing together bunches of palm oil fruit from hundreds of plantations.
—Patricia Cohen Jes Aznar, New York Times, 14 Mar. 2024
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“Middleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middleman. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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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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