shadchan
Americannoun
PLURAL
shadchanimPLURAL
shadchansnoun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of shadchan
from Hebrew shadhkhān, from shiddēkh to arrange a marriage
Example Sentences
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In Judaism, a shadchan—whether official or not—has connected partners over the ages.
From The New Yorker
“She’s still recovering from her illness. You know how easily she gets upset and forgets things. And go wash yourself. I wonder that Fayge ever accepted the shadchan’s offer for your hand in marriage. You are so much of a prize you can kiss women without bathing?”
From Literature
The matchmaker, called a shadchan, is necessary because of the strict separation of the sexes.
From Chicago Tribune
A fool of you!" echoed the Shadchan indignantly, "when I give you a chance of a boot and shoe manufacturer's daughter.
From Project Gutenberg
"Perhaps they won't give a dowry," he thought, with a consolatory sense of outwitting the Shadchan.
From Project Gutenberg
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