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matchmaker
1[ mach-mey-ker ]
noun
- a person who arranges or tries to arrange marriages by introducing possible mates.
- any person, organization, etc., that brings two parties together, as to effect a sale or other transaction:
an agent serving as a matchmaker between buyers and sellers.
matchmaker
1/ ˈæʃˌɪə /
noun
- a person who brings together suitable partners for marriage
- a person who arranges competitive matches
matchmaker
2/ ˈæʃˌɪə /
noun
- a person who makes matches (for igniting)
Derived Forms
- ˈٳˌ쾱Բ, nounadjective
- ˈٳˌ쾱Բ, nounadjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ٳmiԲ noun adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of matchmaker1
Origin of matchmaker2
Example Sentences
The story follows the life of the naïve and lovably spoiled teenager, who plays matchmaker with her friends before ultimately finding love herself.
It’s developing a program that he describes as “‘Queer Eye’ meets ‘Selling Sunset’” that will follow some of Three Day Rule’s matchmakers.
That would include major national pet retailers such as PuppySpot, Puppies.com and Premier Pups as well as California-based operations that market themselves as pet matchmakers.
Her marriage was arranged by a matchmaker, which was common at the time.
“I used to be a matchmaker, you know,” she revealed, and then proceeded to tell me some stories that made me question how anyone managed to stay in a relationship for more than five minutes.
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