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middler

6.7

Something in the center of a group or line

noun
/ˈmɪd.lər/

: intermedio

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Examples

In the lineup, Sarah was the middler, perfectly positioned between the tallest and shortest team members.
Rich people, poor people, people in the middle, white people, black people, you name it.
All right, everybody, here's to the middle child, Little child.
Kermit being the middle child is weird, huh?
There are clowns that are in the middle of the acts.
Hughie is our godfather and I'm the middle child.
As the middler in my family, I often feel like I have to balance the needs of my older and younger siblings.

Synonyms

intermediate

vsmiddler

4 3.5

A person with more skill than a beginner and less than an expert

is a general central position within a group or sequence

inbetweener

vsmiddler

7.0

A person who is between two groups or stages and does not feel they belong

is a stable central position within a group or sequence

middleman

vsmiddler

Archaic

9.6

A performer in old minstrel shows who stood in the middle and led jokes and talk

is a general central position within a group or sequence

Antonyms

edge

∞ 1.0

Outer part of an object that forms a border, often sharp

extremity

2 6.8

The farthest edge of an area or place

How High

firster

Neologism

6.1

runner-up

47 2.7

middler

6.7

last-place

30 3.3

Surface Forms

middler singular

middlers plural

Morphology

middler = middle (transparent) = middle + er

The word transparently combines 'middle' with the noun-forming suffix '-er' to mean someone or something in the middle.

Etymology

Middler comes from the word middle meaning 'in the middle' and the ending -er meaning 'one who', so it simply names 'one in the middle' of a group, line, or range.