Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun middleman
3 senses of middleman
Sense 1
jobber, middleman, wholesaler -- (someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers)
=> distributor, distributer -- (someone who markets merchandise)
Sense 2
interlocutor, middleman -- (the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk)
=> minstrel -- (a performer in a minstrel show)
Sense 3
contact, middleman -- (a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor")
=> representative -- (a person who represents others)