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
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.
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Slash the federal middleman and send that money straight to classrooms: new books, better classrooms, and maybe a teacher who’s not juggling two jobs.
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Ryan J. Taylor, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The Office of Insurance Regulation is demanding the unusual trove of data from pharmacy benefit managers — health care industry middlemen that Gov. Ron DeSantis and others have blamed for skyrocketing drug prices and monopolistic behavior.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Unsurprisingly, though, the health-care middlemen are holding up all too well.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
His idea is to market directly to restaurants, grocery chains, and individual consumers, in order to cut out middlemen.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
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Ryan J. Taylor, Boston Herald, 20 Mar. 2025
The Office of Insurance Regulation is demanding the unusual trove of data from pharmacy benefit managers — health care industry middlemen that Gov. Ron DeSantis and others have blamed for skyrocketing drug prices and monopolistic behavior.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2025
Unsurprisingly, though, the health-care middlemen are holding up all too well.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Mar. 2025
His idea is to market directly to restaurants, grocery chains, and individual consumers, in order to cut out middlemen.
—Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for middleman
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“Middleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middleman. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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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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