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matchmaker - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
noun One who arranges or tries to arrange marriages.
noun One who arranges athletic competitions, especially in professional boxing.
from The Century Dictionary.
noun One who plans or brings about marriages; especially, one who officiously or obtrusively engages in promoting a match or matches.
noun One who makes matches for burning.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
noun One who makes matches for burning or kinding.
noun One who tries to bring about marriages.
from Wiktionary , Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
noun someone who finds suitable marriage partners
noun by extension someone who arranges professional boxing matches
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
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"I am what you call a matchmaker ," Rosenbaum said in a secretly recorded conversation.
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"I am what you call a matchmaker ," Rosenbaum said in a secretly recorded conversation.
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"I am what you call a matchmaker ," Rosenbaum said in a secretly recorded conversation.
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"I am what you call a matchmaker ," Rosenbaum said in a secretly recorded conversation.
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"I am what you call a matchmaker ," Rosenbaum said in a secretly recorded conversation.
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"I am what you call a matchmaker ," Rosenbaum told an FBI informant trying to broker a deal.
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"I am what you call a matchmaker ," Rosenbaum is quoted as saying at a July 13 meeting with the two undercover agents.
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"I am what you call a matchmaker ," he is quoted as telling agents
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"I am what you call a matchmaker ," the complaint said the man, also known as Issac Rosenbaum, told his customers.
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"I am what you call a matchmaker ," Rosenbaum said in a secretly recorded conversation.
KSL / U.S. / National 2009
treeseed commented on the word matchmaker
(n): one that arranges a match; especially : one who tries to bring two unmarried individuals together in an attempt to promote a marriage
"Matchmaker, Matchmaker,
Make me a match,
Find me a find,
catch me a catch
Matchmaker, Matchmaker
Look through your book,
And make me a perfect match"
partial lyrics of the song Matchmaker, Matchmaker from Fiddler on the Roof. Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick.
January 21, 2008