Mid′dle-măn, n.

n.; pl. MID′DLE-MĒN. 1. An agent between two parties; a broker; a go-between; especially, in Ireland, one who takes land of the proprietors in large tracts, and then rents it out in small portions to the peasantry.

2. A person of intermediate rank; a commoner.
3. (Mil.) The man who occupies a central position in a file of soldiers.