[] ( middlemen/-men/) a person or company that buys goods or services from a supplier and sells them to sb else中间商◆Buy direct from the manufacturer and cut out the middleman.跳过中间商，直接从制造商处购买。a person or an organization who helps to arrange things between people who are unable or unwilling to deal with each other directly中间人；中介人◆The broker acts as the middleman between buyers and sellers.经纪人扮演着买卖双方之间的中间人的角色。◆The payments were made through a middleman.这笔款项支付通过中间人进行。SYNintermediary