shadkhan

Or shad·chan,

[shaht-khuhn, shaht-khahn]

noun

Yiddish and Hebrew.

plural

shadkhanim ,

plural

shadkhans .

1. a person who arranges Jewish marriages; matchmaker.

Word History and Origins

Origin of shadkhan¹

Yiddish shatkhn < Hebrew shadhkhān, derivative of shiddēkh arrange a marriage