middlemen, intermediary, conduit, kickback, hawala, bribe, gatekeeper, brokering, quid pro quo, fixer, smuggler, bartering, subagent, wholesaler, collusion, matchmaker, bagman, informant, facilitator, launder, wheeler dealer, liaison, conning, errand boy, nexus, countertrade, undercover agent, ringleader, accomplices, moneyman, defrauder, courier, bilks, conspirator, trafficker, storekeeper, dupe, curry favor, businessman, cahoots, informer, mediator, transshipping, scalper, clearinghouse, bookkeeper, salesman, pimp, scammer, baksheesh, procurer, black marketeer, intermediation, gofer, supari, dealer, cooperator, consignee, arbitraging, peddler, funnel, druglord, tenderizer, mafia, bargaining chip, kingpin, butcher, con artist, bookie, extortionist, illicit, behest, payoffs, decoy, syndicate, gunrunner, mafioso, stooge, shylock, chiseler, swindling, gangster, straw, consignment, reshipping, subsidy, financier, disincentive, dealings, counterfeiter, barber, merchant, payee, peacemaker, fleecing, consigliere, commissions, surrogate, bootlegger, agent, bulk, sting operation, capitalist, trader, intermediaries, broker, brokers, buyer, competitor, entrepreneur, firm, shipper, banker, contractor, distributor, exploiters, manufacturer, artisan, capitalists

distributor, minstrel, representative

contact, interlocutor, jobber, wholesaler