middleman
/ˈmɪdlmæn/noun
उच्चारण मिड्ल्मैन
बिचौलिया, आढ़ती, दलाल
Core word
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a person or company that buys goods from the people who produce them and sells them to the people who want to use them, making a profit
बिचौलिया, आढ़ती, दलाल
- Farmers lose much of their profit to middlemen.
- Buy directly from the weavers and cut out the middleman.
- Online shops can help artisans to sell without a middleman.
+ 2 more examples
- The middleman bought mangoes cheaply and sold them at a high price.
- Without middlemen, the vegetables would be cheaper for customers.
Synonyms intermediary dealer trader broker agent
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[C]
a person who helps to arrange things between people who do not want to or cannot talk directly to each other
मध्यस्थ, बिचौलिया
- He acted as a middleman in the land deal.
- Farmers complain that the middleman takes most of the profit from their vegetables.
- The two countries asked a neutral state to act as middleman in the talks.
+ 2 more examples
- Radhika's uncle played middleman between the two feuding families.
- I don't need a middleman; I'll speak to him myself.
Synonyms go-between intermediary mediator negotiator
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
middleman (countable noun): trade
A middleman buys goods from producers and sells them to shops or buyers. The plural is middlemen. Farmers often complain about middlemen.
'Middleman' उत्पादकों से माल खरीदकर दुकानों या खरीदारों को बेचता है। Plural 'middlemen' है। किसान प्रायः बिचौलियों की शिकायत करते हैं।
- Farmers sell directly to avoid the middleman.
- The middlemen take a large share of the profit.
middleman between A and B
A middleman between two sides carries messages or arranges a deal. Use between, not among, for two parties.
दो पक्षों के बीच का 'middleman' संदेश पहुँचाता है या सौदा तय कराता है। दो पक्षों के लिए 'between' आता है, 'among' नहीं।
- He acted as a middleman between the buyer and the seller.
- The lawyer served as a middleman between the two families.
cut out the middleman
To cut out the middleman means to deal directly with the supplier, so that the cost is lower. It is a common phrase in business.
'Cut out the middleman' का अर्थ आपूर्तिकर्ता से सीधे लेन-देन करना है, ताकि लागत घटे। यह व्यापार में आम वाक्यांश है।
- Online shops cut out the middleman and sell cheaper.
- Cooperative societies help farmers cut out the middleman.
middleman: gender-neutral alternative
Middleman is traditionally masculine, but it is used for any person. Intermediary is a more formal and neutral word.
'Middleman' परंपरागत रूप से पुल्लिंग है, पर किसी भी व्यक्ति के लिए प्रयुक्त होता है। 'Intermediary' अधिक औपचारिक और तटस्थ शब्द है।
- The company hired an intermediary to settle the dispute.
- She works as a middleman in the grain trade.
+Collocations 4
verb + middleman
avoidcut outact aspayneed
- Many online platforms promise to avoid the middleman.
adjective + middleman
localgreedyhonestunnecessarypowerful
- A greedy middleman took most of the farmer's money.
middleman + noun
commissionprofitfeemarginnetwork
- The middleman's commission made the rice more costly.
middleman in trades
grain tradediamond tradeproperty dealsarms tradewholesale market
- He works as a middleman in the wholesale vegetable market.
“More examples 5
- The middleman paid the farmer thirty rupees a kilo and sold the wheat at sixty.
बिचौलिया किसान को तीस रुपये प्रति किलो देता और गेहूँ साठ पर बेचता था।
- Radhika's father buys vegetables directly to avoid the middleman.
राधिका के पिता बिचौलिये से बचने के लिए सब्ज़ियाँ सीधे ख़रीदते हैं।
- The agent was a middleman in the sale of the land.
वह एजेंट ज़मीन की बिक्री में बिचौलिया था।
- Cutting out the middleman can reduce prices for customers.
बिचौलिये को हटाने से ग्राहकों के लिए क़ीमतें घट सकती हैं।
- The government asked cooperatives to buy directly from farmers and remove middlemen.
सरकार ने सहकारी संस्थाओं से कहा कि वे किसानों से सीधे ख़रीदें और बिचौलियों को हटाएँ।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The farmers do not like middleman.
✓ The farmers do not like middlemen.
A general statement about a group needs the plural middlemen, or a determiner such as the.
किसी समूह के बारे में सामान्य कथन के लिए plural 'middlemen' चाहिए, या 'the' जैसा determiner।