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middleman

 noun
     
Related topics: Business Basics
mid‧dle‧man plural middlemen [countable]
BB someone who buys things in order to sell them to someone else, or who helps to arrange business deals for other people:
He acts as a middleman for British companies seeking contracts in the Gulf.
Buy direct from the manufacturer and cut out the middleman (=avoid using a middleman).
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