middle man in English

IPA: en Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-middleman.wav [US] Forms: middle man [singular], middle men [plural] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

enPR: mĭdʹəlmănʹ Etymology: middle + man Etymology templates: {{compound|middle|man}} middle + man Head templates: {{noun|2=middle men}} [POS TABLE]

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    {
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        "1": "middle",
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      },
      "expansion": "middle + man",
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "middle + man",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "middle man",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "middle men",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
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      "categories": [],
      "glosses": [
        "A middle man is someone who deals with two (or more) parties in a transaction."
      ],
      "id": "simple-middle_man-en-noun-jeaVBniU",
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      "enpr": "mĭdʹəlmănʹ"
    },
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      "tags": [
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    }
  ],
  "word": "middle man"
}

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    "Compound terms"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "middle",
        "2": "man"
      },
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    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "middle + man",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "middle man",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "middle men",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "middle men"
      },
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
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      ],
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        "A middle man is someone who deals with two (or more) parties in a transaction."
      ],
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    }
  ],
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      "enpr": "mĭdʹəlmănʹ"
    },
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    },
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  "word": "middle man"
}

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"middle man" meaning in English

Noun