middleman

Definition

  • noun: a person or company that buys goods from a producer and sells them to someone else
  • noun: an intermediary or agent between two parties
  • synonyms: agent, arbitrator, broker

Examples

  • The Internet helps consumers save money by buying products directly from companies and eliminating/bypassing 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.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) on the souls of my grandchildren, that I will not be the one to break the peace we've made here today. Should I insist that all of Tattaglia's drug middlemen have clean records? Mention it. Don't insist. - Barzini will know without being told. - You mean Tattaglia. Tattaglia's a pimp. (..)
    1972 The Godfather