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middleman

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: middleman

1
 n
someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
2
 n
the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: middleman
1

n someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers

Synonyms:
jobber, wholesaler
Examples:
Gustavus Franklin Swift
United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903)
Types:
meat packer, packer
a wholesaler in the meat-packing business
Type of:
distributer, distributor
someone who markets merchandise

n a person who is in a position to give you special assistance

Synonyms:
contact
Type of:
representative
a person who represents others
2

n the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk

Synonyms:
interlocutor
Type of:
minstrel
a performer in a minstrel show
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