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MATCHMAKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does matchmaker mean?
• MATCHMAKER (noun)
The noun MATCHMAKER has 1 sense:
1. someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
Familiarity information: MATCHMAKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
marriage broker; matcher; matchmaker
Hypernyms ("matchmaker" is a kind of...):
go-between; intercessor; intermediary; intermediator; mediator (a negotiator who acts as a link between parties)
Context examples
I don’t personally know anyone who pays matchmakers thousands of dollars to find them a perfect match, but if you were considering doing this, January would not be the time to do so.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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