1. (

• jobber ,
• middleman ,
• wholesaler

) someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers ;

2. (

• interlocutor ,
• middleman ,

) the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk ;

3. (

• contact ,
• middleman

) a person who is in a position to give you special assistance; "he used his business contacts to get an introduction to the governor" ;