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shadkhan
or shad·chan, schat·chen
[ Yiddish, Ashkenazic Hebrew, English shaht-khuhn; Sephardic Hebrew shaht-khahn ]
noun
, Yiddish and Hebrew.
, plural shad·kha·nim [shaht-, khaw, -nim, shaht-, kh, ah-, neem], English shad·khans.
- a person who arranges Jewish marriages; matchmaker.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of shadkhan1
Yiddish shatkhn < Hebrew shadhkhān, derivative of shiddēkh arrange a marriage
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