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matchmaker

noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɚ/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: M AE1 CH M EY2 K ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: shadchen

Antonyms: matchbreaker

Narrower terms: marriage broker

2

noun

Meaning 2

Someone who arranges professional boxing matches.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

Someone who makes matchsticks.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: matcher, marriage broker

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: mediator, go-between, intermediator, intermediary, intercessor

History

Etymology

From match + maker.

Across languages

Translations

108 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: خَاطِب (ḵāṭib) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Arabic: خَاطِبَة (ḵāṭiba) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Belarusian: сват (svat) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Belarusian: сва́цця (sváccja) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Bulgarian: свато́вник (svatóvnik) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Bulgarian: свато́вница (svatóvnica) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Catalan: alcavot — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Catalan: alcavota — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Catalan: mitjancer — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Catalan: mitjancera — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Chinese Mandarin: 媒人 (méirén) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Chinese Mandarin: 媒妁 (méishuò) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Chinese Mandarin: 媒婆 (méipó) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Chinese Mandarin: 伐柯人 (:fákērén) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Czech: dohazovač — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Czech: dohazovačka — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Danish: ægteskabsformidler — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Danish: giftekniv — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Danish: Kirsten Giftekniv — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Dutch: koppelaar — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Dutch: koppelaarster — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Esperanto: svatisto — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Estonian: kosjasobitaja — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Faroese: hjúnabandsmeklari — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Finnish: puhemies — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Finnish: avioliittovälittäjä — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • French: entremetteur — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • French: entremetteuse — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • French: marieur — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • French: marieuse — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • French: apparieur — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • French: apparieuse — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Gallo: bassadou — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Georgian: მაჭანკალი (mač̣anḳali) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • German: Heiratsvermittler — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • German: Ehestifter — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • German: Kuppler — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • German: Schadchen — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Greek: προξενητής (proxenitís) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Greek: προξενήτρα (proxenítra) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Hebrew: שַׁדְכָן (shadchán) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Hungarian: házasságközvetítő — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Hungarian: házasságszerző — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Hungarian: kerítő — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Hungarian: kerítőnő — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Hungarian: kerítőné — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Hungarian: kerítőasszony — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Icelandic: hjónabandsmiðlari — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Japanese: 仲人 (nakōdo) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Japanese: 媒酌人 (baishakunin) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Japanese: 月下氷人 (gekkahyōjin) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Kazakh: айттырушы (aittyruşy) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Khmer: មេអណ្ដើក (mei ʼɑɑʼɑndaək) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Korean: 중매인 (jungmaein) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Korean: 뚜쟁이 (ttujaeng'i) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Kyrgyz: жуучу (juucu) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Ladino: kazamentera — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Latin: conciliātrix — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Lithuanian: piršlys — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Lithuanian: piršlė — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Macedonian: стројник (strojnik) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Malay: tukang risik — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Malay: telangkai — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ekteskapsformidler — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Norwegian Bokmål: giftekniv — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: ekteskapsformidlar — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: giftekniv — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Polish: swat — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Polish: swatka — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Portuguese: casamenteiro — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Russian: сват (svat) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Russian: сва́ха (sváxa) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Russian: сва́тья (svátʹja) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Serbo-Croatian: сну̀бок — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Serbo-Croatian: snùbok — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Slovak: dohadzovač — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Slovak: dohadzovačka — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Southern Altai: јуучы (ǰuučï) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Spanish: casamentero — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Spanish: casamentera — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Spanish: alcahuete — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Spanish: alcahueta — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Spanish: celestina — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Swedish: äktenskapsmäklare — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Tatar: яучы (yawçı) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Thai: แม่สื่อ (mɛ̂ɛ-sʉ̀ʉ) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Turkish: çöpçatan — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Ukrainian: сват (svat) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Ukrainian: сва́ха (sváxa) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Ukrainian: сва́шка (sváška) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Vietnamese: người làm mối — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Vietnamese: bà mối — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Yiddish: שדכן (shadkhn) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Yiddish: יענטע (yente) — someone who finds suitable marriage partners
  • Bulgarian: производител на кибрит (proizvoditel na kibrit) — someone who makes matchsticks
  • French: allumettier — someone who makes matchsticks
  • French: allumettière — someone who makes matchsticks
  • German: Streichholzmacher — someone who makes matchsticks
  • German: Streichholzmacherin — someone who makes matchsticks
  • German: Zündholzmacher — someone who makes matchsticks
  • German: Zündholzmacherin — someone who makes matchsticks
  • Hungarian: gyufagyáros — someone who makes matchsticks
  • Italian: fiammiferaio — someone who makes matchsticks
  • Italian: fiammiferaia — someone who makes matchsticks
  • Polish: zapałczarz — someone who makes matchsticks
  • Polish: zapałczarka — someone who makes matchsticks
  • Turkish: kibritçi — someone who makes matchsticks
  • Ottoman Turkish: كبریتجی (kibritci) — someone who makes matchsticks
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