The government is simply a middleman, broker and guarantor of monetary transactions. The black market middleman would make a profit by creating connections between sellers and buyers. Some growers have created cooperatives of their own to cut out the middleman. Lansky allegedly served as middleman for the deal, receiving $200,000. His biological father was a middleman in the diamond trade. The team then met R. K. Gupta, the RSS trustee and a big defence middleman. A Spanish middleman filling the customs declaration changed the name to glycerine. He sometimes acts as a middleman between Lupita and Lola's constant arguments. Interpreters and guides could earn up to three times as much as a middleman. Hines went on to play a recurring role in The Middleman. Adams also serves as middleman between Swearengen and George Hearst. They unsuccessfully try to contact Colin, a middleman, to pass up the word. The two seek out The Driver via The Connection, his middleman and fence. One day, they go and see the middleman. The Middleman is an American television series.