Thesaurus results for MIDDLEMAN

middleman

noun

ˈmi-dᵊl-ˌman

Definition of middleman

as in intermediary

one who works with opposing sides in order to bring about an agreement the retired statesman is often asked to be a middleman in international disputes

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Recent Examples of middleman Most competitors don’t have their own infrastructure and act more as a middleman between other providers. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026 But to keep his business afloat, Drossos is meticulous about stocking meat items that won’t be wasted and partners with local growers to carry specialty Mexican herbs without cutting a profit to a middleman. — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Payments are mostly made in cash, with the money routed through multiple middlemen. — Alexis Okeowo, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 David Luiz, Samuel Eto’o, Andre Schurrle — all these players contributed in some way to Chelsea’s success during the years when various fixers and middlemen were having their palms greased. — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for middleman

Recent Examples of Synonyms for middleman

Noun

Bottom line Booking Holdings is being priced as a legacy intermediary awaiting disruption.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
For the tech bros who have been given the power to make policy will soon algorithmicize everything left, stripping even the token human intermediary from the process of adjudicating care.

— Elizabeth Nicholas, Vanity Fair, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of intermediary

Noun

The alliance is an industry advocate and resource hub for printers, print brokers, packaging and label businesses, vendors, and creative marketing professionals across 13 western states.

— Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
These services send removal requests to data brokers on your behalf and may continue monitoring for information that reappears later.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of broker

Noun

Bobby Roy, the union's chief negotiator, said the state rejected proposals from the union without making a counterproposal.

— Darrielle Fair, CBS News, 8 Sep. 2026
In 2019, according to her campaign, Hinojosa was a key Democratic negotiator on the largest school finance overhaul in a generation.

— Mateo Rosiles, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of negotiator

Noun

Bobby is open to a partnership with Italian mobster Marco Moretti (Sergio Castellitto) and his unhinged liaison Cico Maldini (Michele Morrone).

— Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
The families of Texas chiropractor John Giusti, 46, and martial artist Brent Rosenkranz, 42, identified them as the two people whose bodies were recovered, according to Hannah Barricks, a liaison for the families.

— Greg Norman-Diamond, FOXNews.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of liaison

Noun

That said, at one point Eleanor captures Sofia giving Dunst a note about the scene where Marie Antoinette is upbraided by her ambassador (played by Steve Coogan) for paying more attention to sleeve lengths than a looming diplomatic crisis.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Some trends from the past few seasons—think aura nails, latte nails, and cat eyes—will carry over into fall 2026, according to Juli Russell, nail expert and Sally Beauty brand ambassador.

— Bella Cacciatore, Glamour, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of ambassador

Noun

Tiedemann noted that permit levels are intentionally set with some buffer, so that a violation doesn’t immediately cause a crisis.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026
The particle contains a low-density carbon buffer, inner pyrolytic carbon, silicon carbide and outer pyrolytic carbon.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 4 Sep. 2026