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Middleman

An agent between two parties; a broker; a go-between; any dealer between the producer and the consumer; in Ireland, one who takes land of the proprietors in large tracts, and then rents it out in small portions to the peasantry.

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Contact 76% connected

A close union or junction of bodies; a touching or meeting.

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Interlocutor 76% connected

One who takes part in dialogue or conversation; a talker, interpreter, or questioner.

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Jobber 76% connected

One who works by the job.

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Man 76% connected

A human being; -- opposed tobeast.

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Last mile noun · 78% connection

the last walk of a condemned person to the execution place

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Lead time noun · 78% connection

the time interval between the initiation and the completion of a production process; "the lead times for many publications can vary tr…

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Logistics noun · 78% connection

That branch of the military art which embraces the details of moving and supplying armies. The meaning of the word is by some writers…

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Procural noun · 78% connection

the act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies"

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Procurance noun · 78% connection

the act of getting possession of something; "he was responsible for the procurement of materials and supplies"

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Procurement noun · 78% connection

The act of procuring or obtaining; obtainment; attainment.

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Provider noun · 78% connection

One who provides, furnishes, or supplies; one who procures what is wanted.

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Supplier noun · 78% connection

One who supplies.

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Agency noun · 78% connection

The faculty of acting or of exerting power; the state of being in action; action; instrumentality.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: agent, parties, broker, go-between, dealer.
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Alliance noun · 78% connection

The state of being allied; the act of allying or uniting; a union or connection of interests between families, states, parties, etc.,…

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Arbitration noun · 78% connection

The hearing and determination of a cause between parties in controversy, by a person or persons chosen by the parties.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: agent, parties, broker, go-between, dealer.
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Between preposition · 78% connection

In the space which separates; betwixt; as, New York is between Boston and Philadelphia.

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Broker verb · 78% connection

One who transacts business for another; an agent.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: agent, parties, broker, go-between, dealer.
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Carry verb · 78% connection

To convey or transport in any manner from one place to another; to bear; -- often with away or off.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: agent, parties, broker, go-between, dealer.
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comparative advantage noun · 78% connection

An advantage based on giving up less of something else to produce a good.

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Concord noun · 78% connection

A state of agreement; harmony; union.

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Consumer noun · 78% connection

One who, or that which, consumes; as, the consumer of food.

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consumer price index noun · 78% connection

A measure used to track changes in the cost of everyday purchases.

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Continent adjective · 78% connection

Serving to restrain or limit; restraining; opposing.

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Deal noun · 78% connection

A part or portion; a share; hence, an indefinite quantity, degree, or extent, degree, or extent; as, a deal of time and trouble; a dea…

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Dealer noun · 78% connection

One who deals; one who has to do, or has concern, with others; esp., a trader, a trafficker, a shopkeeper, a broker, or a merchant; as…

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Distribution noun · 78% connection

The act of distributing or dispensing; the act of dividing or apportioning among several or many; apportionment; as, the distribution…

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Divide verb · 78% connection

To part asunder (a whole); to sever into two or more parts or pieces; to sunder; to separate into parts.

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Excise noun · 78% connection

In inland duty or impost operating as an indirect tax on the consumer, levied upon certain specified articles, as, tobacco, ale, spiri…

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Factor noun · 78% connection

One who transacts business for another; an agent; a substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and sells goods and transacts…

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Father noun · 78% connection

One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent.

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