English noun: middleman | |||
1. | middleman (person) someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers | ||
Synonyms | jobber, wholesaler | ||
Broader (hypernym) | distributer, distributor | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | meat packer, packer | ||
2. | middleman (person) the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk | ||
Synonyms | interlocutor | ||
Broader (hypernym) | minstrel | ||
Member meronym | minstrel show | ||
3. | middleman (person) a person who is in a position to give you special assistance | ||
Samples | He used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor. | ||
Synonyms | contact | ||
Broader (hypernym) | representative | ||