minstrel show vs middleman

minstrel show and middleman both are nouns.

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

minstrel show (noun)	middleman (noun)
a variety show in which the performers are made up in blackface	a person who is in a position to give you special assistance
a troupe of performers in blackface typically giving a comic program of negro songs and jokes	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