middleman meaning and definition

MIDDLEMAN noun

Definition of middleman (noun)

1. someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
   • synonyms: jobber, wholesaler
2. the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
   • synonyms: interlocutor
3. a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
   • "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor"
   • synonyms: contact