| 单词 | middleman |
| 释义 | middleman (once / 5375 pages) 1n 2n A middleman is someone who works buying goods from one source and selling them to another. For example, if you are selling your house, your real estate agent acts as the middleman between you and the buyer. Anyone whose job involves buying and re-selling can be called a middleman, although sometimes the thing being sold is some kind of service rather than physical goods. One example of a middleman is a wholesaler who buys fruit and vegetables from farmers and then distributes them to large supermarkets. While sometimes it makes more sense for farmers to sell directly to stores, a middleman can simplify the process. WORD FAMILYmiddleman: middlemen USAGE EXAMPLESThese middlemen tribes ferried everything from buffalo robes to slaves, to be traded in exchange for muskets and flintlocks. Los Angeles Times(Dec 23, 2016) Middlemen, who bring goods into the interior of Venezuela, also use the exchange houses. Wall Street Journal(Dec 18, 2016) Multiple middlemen are often involved, leaving both publishers and advertisers uncertain about which ads will appear where. Wall Street Journal(Dec 08, 2016) 1 1n someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper jobber, wholesaler Gustavus Franklin Swift United States meat-packer who began the use of refrigerated railroad cars (1839-1903) meat packer, packer a wholesaler in the meat-packing business distributer, distributor someone who markets merchandise 2n a person who is in a position to give you special assistance 2Syn|Hyper contact representative a person who represents others n the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk Syn|Hyper interlocutor minstrel a performer in a minstrel show |
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