franchiser vs middleman

franchiser

noun
  • A franchisor, a company which or person who grants franchises. 

  • A person who has the right to vote. 

middleman

noun
  • An intermediate dealer between the manufacturer and the retailer or customer. 

  • An intermediary, agent between two (or more) parties. 

  • One who rents land in large tracts, and lets it in small portions to the peasantry. 

verb
  • To act as a middleman or intermediary. 

How often have the words franchiser and middleman occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )