middleman
n
(pl -men )
1 trader who passes goods from the producer to the finalbuyer 经销商
She wants to buy direct from the manufacturer and cut out the middleman. 她想避开分销商直接自厂家买进货物.
2 intermediary; go-between 中间人; 信使; 调解人; 媒人
He acted as a middleman in discussions between the two companies. 他在两公司的谈判中作中间人.
Offices cannot work properly without certain important pieces of equipment.
如果办公室没有配备一些重要的设备,人们就不能很好地工作。
Because of his actions, all Hindus were finally free to draw water from the same village well, to go to the same temple to pray and even marry each other.