middleman是什么意思？

middleman

英[ˈmɪdlmæn] 美[ˈmɪdlˌmæn]

• n. 中间人，经纪人，调解人，掮客；

复数：middlemen;

例句

• He acted as a middleman in discussions between the two companies. 他在两公司的谈判中作中间人.
• Buy direct from the manufacturer and cut out the middleman . 直接从生产厂家购买，绕过中间商。
• Why don't they cut out the middleman and let us do it ourselves? 他们为什么不甩开中间商，让我们自己干呢？

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  经纪人;中间商；经销商
  A middleman is a person or company which buys things from the people who produce them and sells them to the people who want to buy them.
  例句
  Why don't they cut out the middleman and let us do it ourselves? 他们为什么不甩开中间商，让我们自己干呢？
• N-COUNT
  中间人;掮客；调解人
  A middleman is a person who helps in negotiations between people who are unwilling to meet each other directly.
  例句
  The two sides would only meet indirectly, through middlemen. 双方只会通过中间人间接接触。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
  2. the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk
  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"

行业词典

• 体育： 中间队员；