单选题 "Middleman" in the passage almost equals to all the following in meaning EXCEPT ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[分析] 词义题型。 middleman经纪人,中间人;go-between媒介者,中间人;intermediary中间人,调解人;wholesaler批发商;manufacturer制造业者,厂商。