middleman C2+ Topic:Space, Position & Direction US /ˈmɪdəlˌmæn/ UK /ˈmɪdəlˌmæn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun an intermediary who trades between producer and consumer Buying direct lets farmers cut out the middleman. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an intermediary who trades... intermediarybrokeragentgo-betweendealerdistributormediator Word family Related forms middlemidintermediary Etymology AI details A compound of middle (Old English middel, from Proto-Germanic *midjila-, from the root of mid) + man (Old English mann). middel Old English mann Old English View etymology graph -> Topics Space, Position & Direction Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # middleman **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈmɪdəlˌmæn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈmɪdəlˌmæn/ ## Meanings 1. an intermediary who trades between producer and consumer ## Examples - Buying direct lets farmers cut out the middleman. ## Synonyms - intermediary - broker - agent - go-between - dealer - distributor - mediator ## Related Forms - middle - mid - intermediary ## Roots and Affixes - Root: middel - Root: mann ## Etymology A compound of middle (Old English middel, from Proto-Germanic *midjila-, from the root of mid) + man (Old English mann). ## AI Etymology Middleman is a compound of middle (Old English middel, from Proto-Germanic *midjila-, from the root of mid) + man (Old English mann). The etymological trail includes Old English middel and Old English mann. As a noun, middleman means an intermediary who trades between producer and consumer. The same family is visible in related forms such as middle, mid, and intermediary. Morphologically, the word is built from the elements named in its history, so the modern form preserves a visible compound, prefix, or suffix structure. ## Topics - Space, Position & Direction - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown