middleman
noun
mid·dle·man
ˈmi-dᵊl-ˌman 
: an intermediary or agent between two parties
especially
: a dealer, agent, or company intermediate between the producer of goods and the retailer or consumer
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The Internet helps consumers save money by buying products directly from companies and eliminating the middleman.
We've cut out the middleman and can reduce prices for our customers.
He acted as the middleman in the talks between labor and management.
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These middlemen interact with insurance companies and drug manufacturers, but there is little publicly available data about their role in drug pricing.
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Dr. Sejal Parekh, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Stuck In The Middle In this way, healthcare’s most entrenched middlemen are unlike the disruptive go-betweens of other industries.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Cardinal Health is going from being a middleman to a legit services company under CEO Jason Hollar.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
The former leader of theater-owner’s group NATO has a new way to get your independent film into movie theaters — one intended to cut out the middleman.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
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Dr. Sejal Parekh, ABC News, 29 Oct. 2024
Stuck In The Middle In this way, healthcare’s most entrenched middlemen are unlike the disruptive go-betweens of other industries.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Cardinal Health is going from being a middleman to a legit services company under CEO Jason Hollar.
—Jim Cramer, CNBC, 3 Nov. 2024
The former leader of theater-owner’s group NATO has a new way to get your independent film into movie theaters — one intended to cut out the middleman.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Middleman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/middleman. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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middleman
noun
mid·dle·man
ˈmid-ᵊl-ˌman
: go-between
especially
: a dealer between the producer of goods and the consumer
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