Thesaurus results for MIDDLEMEN

middlemen

noun

plural of middleman

as in intermediaries

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 middlemen Llusia-Lindh immediately cut out the middlemen, went directly to factories and aspired to make a luxury product while keeping a lid on prices — and giving back. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026 Industry middlemen acted like a cartel, making sure things never had the potential to change. — Adam Duxter, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026 In recent years, some poachers and traders have increasingly turned to middlemen to broker transactions and facilitate sales. — Rhea Mogul, CNN Money, 14 Oct. 2026 JPMorgan moved to charge data middlemen including Plaid for access, a dispute that similarly pitted the bank's security concerns against tech firms' demands for access. — Hugh Son, CNBC, 13 Oct. 2026 Pharmacists have long argued that middlemen called pharmacy benefit managers (PBM)—which manage prescription drug benefits for insurers—reimburse pharmacies too little for many medications, cutting into pharmacy margins. — Alana Semuels, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 But these middlemen have become bipartisan punching bags, accused of sucking up profits at the expense of employers, governments, and patients. — Blake Farmer, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026 Critics say the drive to buy local goods can inflate costs where domestic suppliers lack capacity, opening the door to middlemen who resell imports. — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Private-credit and infrastructure managers act as the middlemen, turning projects like data centers into debt those institutions can hold. — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 12 Aug. 2026

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Noun

Thanks to African intermediaries guiding these military explorers, Binger discovered that the fabled Kong Mountains, which stretched across most 19th-century maps, did not exist.

— Thomas J Bassett, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026
In diving into the global web of handlers, financial intermediaries and money launderers bolstering the fake identities, investigators discovered key parts of that machinery operating in Russia.

— Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of intermediaries

Noun

Earlier this week, Vance sent a letter via Qatari mediators to Mohsen Rezaei, head of Iran's Supreme National Security Council, proposing a framework for talks.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Muslims can similarly turn to religious scholars or mediators for guidance on family or financial disputes.

— Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of mediators

Noun

At the same time, the early development of tokenized markets is creating new technology needs for the banks, brokers and other institutions the company already serves.

— Isabella Gao, CNBC, 30 Oct. 2026
Those brokers then sold the data to insurance companies, and some drivers found that their insurance became more expensive as a result.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of brokers

Noun

These volatile compound intermediates shuttle and dissolve from the cathode, draining battery life.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Meanwhile, at the back of the pack, some of the drivers who started on slicks made stops to change to the intermediates.

— Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of intermediates

Noun

However, Central Florida election supervisors are not reporting any problems with their local postal service liaisons.

— Christie Zizo, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Their story begins with traditional performers—later called shuyu—who, like the geisha of Japan, might engage in liaisons with patrons.

— H.M.A. Leow, JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2026