middleman

n 1: someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to

merchants rather than to the ultimate customers [syn: {jobber},

{wholesaler}]

2: the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages

the others in talk [syn: {interlocutor}]

3: a person who is in a position to give you special

assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an

introduction to the governor" [syn: {contact}]