middlemanshipn.
/ˈmɪdlmanˌʃɪp/, U.S. /ˈmɪd(ə)lˌmænˌʃɪp/ The system of employing middlemen.
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middlemanism1889
1848 Fraser's Mag. 37 383 A sort of middlemanship, somewhat of the nature of the ‘butty’ system carried on in Staffordshire.
1899 A. White Mod. Jew 132 Their trading instincts and intuitive taste for middlemanship.
1957 R. W. Beachey Brit. W. Indies Sugar Industry vii. 171 In Demerara the view was expressed that a central factory was only another form of middlemanship.
1991 Jrnl. Southern Afr. Stud. Sept. 464 In the situation that he contextualises, which is typical of middlemanship in general, the broker does not have to invest heavily in overheads as would a producer.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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