matchmaker
1 Americannoun
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a person who arranges or tries to arrange marriages by introducing possible mates.
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a person who arranges matches for athletic contests, especially prizefights and wrestling matches.
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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.
noun
noun
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a person who brings together suitable partners for marriage
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a person who arranges competitive matches
noun
Other Word Forms
- matchmaking noun
Etymology
Origin of matchmaker1
First recorded in 1630–40; match 2 + maker
Origin of matchmaker2
Vocabulary lists containing matchmaker
Example Sentences
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Over time, the tradition expanded and parents take the pictures of their daughters they want to marry off but have no suitors to a traditional matchmaker to find them a lover.
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
She once hired a matchmaker, and recently attended a run club.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025
The humor of “Fiddler” was well accounted for in Lisa Fishman’s Yente, the matchmaker involved in everybody’s business.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2025
As Lucy, a New York matchmaker, Johnson’s character has turned the intangibles into her trade.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2025
Of course, now I know the tree-trunk lady was the old village matchmaker, and the other was Huang Taitai, the mother of the boy I would be forced to marry.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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