middleman

n.

1. A trader who buys from producers and sells to retailers or consumers.
2. An intermediary; a go-between.

Intermediary within a channel of distribution used to transfer products from the manufacturer to the end user. Those who actually take title to the products and resell them are merchant middlemen. Those who act as brokers but do not take title are agent middlemen. Merchant middlemen include wholesalers and retailers. Agent middlemen include manufacturer's representatives, brokers, and sales agents. Middlemen expand the capacity of the manufacturer to distribute products to the end user, transfer title between channel levels, collect payments from middlemen and end users, and communicate product information to all channel participants. When the financial and expert resources are available in-house, manufacturers can increase their profit margins by reducing the involvement of middlemen. See also forward integration.

noun

Someone who acts as an intermediate agent in a transaction or helps to resolve differences: broker, go-between, interceder, intercessor, intermediary, intermediate, intermediator, mediator. See means.

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The noun has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
  Synonyms: jobber, wholesaler

Meaning #2: the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
  Synonym: interlocutor

Meaning #3: a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
  Synonym: contact

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - mellemhandler, mellemmand

Nederlands (Dutch)
tussenhandelaar, tussenpersoon

Français (French)
n. - (Comm) intermédiaire, courtier, agent

Deutsch (German)
n. - Zwischenhändler, Vermittler

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - μεσάζων (μεταξύ παραγωγού και πωλητού), μεταπράτης, μεταπωλητής, μεσίτης

Italiano (Italian)
intermediario, mediatore

Português (Portuguese)
n. - intermediário (m)

Русский (Russian)
посредник, комиссионер, проводник

Español (Spanish)
n. - intermediario, agente, alcahuete

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - mellanhand

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
经纪人, 中间人, 掮客

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 經紀人, 中間人, 掮客

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 중간 상인

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 中間商人, 仲人, ミドルマン, 中庸を採る人, 仲買人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) وسيط, واسطه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מתווך, איש ביניים‬

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