middleman

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
  2. noun the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
  3. noun a person who is in a position to give you special assistance

Etymology

From Middle English myddil man, equivalent to middle + man.

In classic literature

Synonyms

jobber, wholesaler

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