minstrel vs middleman

minstrel and middleman both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
minstrel	Yes	No	Yes	No
middleman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, middleman is a hyponym of minstrel; that is, middleman is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than minstrel:

minstrel: a performer in a minstrel show
middleman: the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk

Other hyponyms of minstrel include corner man, end man, interlocutor.

minstrel (noun)	middleman (noun)
a singer of folk songs	a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
a performer in a minstrel show	someone who buys large quantities of goods and resells to merchants rather than to the ultimate customers
	the performer in the middle of a minstrel line who engages the others in talk

minstrel (verb)	middleman (verb)
celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels