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middleman

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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mid·dle·man /ˈmɪdlmæn/ noun (plural middlemen /-men/) [countable]  BBBUSINESSsomeone who buys things in order to sell them to someone else, or who helps to arrange business deals for other people 经纪人;掮客;中间人 He acts as a middleman for British companies seeking contracts in the Gulf. 他给在海湾地区寻找商机的英国公司当中间人。 Buy direct from the manufacturer and cut out the middleman (=avoid using a middleman). 从厂家直接进货,绕开中间商。
Examples from the Corpus
middlemanStanley worked as a middleman on U.S. and Soviet business deals.Mata, a consummate politician, seemed to enjoy his powerful administrative role as middleman between the communities and the private sector.While the synapse is only an inefficient chemical middleman in what are otherwise efficient electrical processes, it is a malleable middleman.Therefore in a positive sense, conservation does not attract bureaucrats or quasi-official middlemen.A better plan, I figure, would be to eliminate the middleman.Of course, if you have a fax at home, you can cut out the middleman.Cawthorne seems to have cut out the middleman.Their rates tend to be lower because they don't have to pay commission to middlemen.cut out the middlemanOf course, if you have a fax at home, you can cut out the middleman.Cawthorne seems to have cut out the middleman.
From Longman Business Dictionarymiddlemanmid‧dle‧man /ˈmɪdlmæn/ noun (plural middlemen /-men/) [countable]COMMERCE a person, business, organization etc that buys things in order to sell them to someone else, or that helps to arrange business deals for other people, for example a BROKER or WHOLESALERInvestors will get better prices by avoiding companies that go through a middleman.
mid·dle·man nounChineseSyllable
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middleman
middleman /ˈmɪdlmæn/ noun (plural middlemen /-men/) [countable]
someone who buys things in order to sell them to someone else, or who helps to arrange business deals for other people:
    He acts as a middleman for British companies seeking contracts in the Gulf.
    Buy direct from the manufacturer and cut out the middleman (=avoid using a middleman).


middle·manBrE /ˈmɪdlmæn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmɪdlmæn/ 🔊 noun (
plural
middle·men BrE /ˈmɪdlmen/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈmɪdlmen/ 🔊
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a person or a company that buys goods from the company that makes them and sells them to sb else 中间商;经销商Buy direct from the manufacturer and cut out the middleman. 直接从生产厂家购买,绕过中间商。🔊🔊a person who helps to arrange things between people who do not want to talk directly to each other 经纪人;中间人;掮客 SYN intermediary, go-between