marriage broker
- a person who arranges marriages, usually between strangers, for a fee.
Show More
Origin of marriage broker
First recorded in 1675–85
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018
Related Words
emissarynegotiatormediatorarbitratorliaisonmessengerproxyintermediarymatchmakerintermediatorattorneymediumdeputyintercessorenvoybrokerentrepreneurrefereerepresentativefactorExamples from the Web for marriage broker
Historical Examples
My dear Mr. Brockton, after all, I never undertook to be a marriage-broker!
Life at High TideVarious
"But you be a marriage-broker yourself," said Yankelé imprudently.
The King of SchnorrersIsrael Zangwill
But do you tell this to da Costa the father or da Costa the marriage-broker?
The King of SchnorrersIsrael Zangwill
The Duchess had clipped the wings of the angel with the phrase of a marriage-broker.
The Cross of BernyEmile de Girardin
"My dear Leibel," said the marriage-broker, deprecatingly shrugging his shoulders and spreading out his palms.
The King of SchnorrersIsrael Zangwill