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MARRIAGE BROKER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does marriage broker mean? 

MARRIAGE BROKER (noun)
  The noun MARRIAGE BROKER has 1 sense:

1. someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for othersplay

  Familiarity information: MARRIAGE BROKER used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


MARRIAGE BROKER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

marriage broker; matcher; matchmaker

Hypernyms ("marriage broker" is a kind of...):

go-between; intercessor; intermediary; intermediator; mediator (a negotiator who acts as a link between parties)


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