middleman

English

Pronunciation

Wikipedia

• /mĭdʹəlmănʹ/
• [ˈmɪdɫ̩ˌmæn]
• Rhymes: -ɪdəlmæn

Etymology

middle + man

Alternative forms

• middle man

Noun

middleman (plural middlemen)

1. An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties
2. An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer

Synonyms

• intermediary
• mediator
• (intermediary dealer) grocer

Translations

intermediary, agent between parties

• Dutch: tussenpersoon (nl) m
• Finnish: välittäjä (fi), välimies (fi)
• Greek: μεσάζων (el) (mesázon) m
• Lithuanian: tarpininkas (lt) m

• Macedonian: посредник (mk) (pósrednik) m
• Malay: telangkai (ms)
• Spanish: intermediario (es) m, intermediaria (es) f
• Swahili: walanguzi (sw)

intermediate dealer between manufacturer and the retailer or customer

• Dutch: tussenhandelaar (nl) m
• Finnish: välittäjä (fi), välikäsi (fi)
• Greek: μεσάζων (el) (mesázon) m
• Jèrriais: r'vendeux m

• Macedonian: препродавач (mk) (prepródavač) m
• Malay: orang tengah (ms) n, wasit (ms) m
• Polish: pośrednik (pl) m
• Swahili: mlanguzi (sw)

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Translations to be checked

• German: Mittelsmann m
• Italian: intermediario m, mediatorio m
• Portuguese: intermediário m, intermediária f

• Slovak: sprostredkovateľ m
• Spanish: intermediario m, coyote m (Mexico)
• Swedish: mellanhand c (1, 2)