Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

matchmaker

Pronunciation: /ˈmatʃmeɪkə/

Translate matchmaker | into German | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of matchmaker

noun

  • a person who arranges marriages or initiates romantic relationships between others: an enthusiastic matchmaker who continually tried to pair off the difficult bachelor with unattached ladies
  • a person or company that brings parties together for commercial purposes: the company acts as an employment matchmaker for the financial services industry

Derivatives

matchmaking

noun

matchmaker in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of matchmaker in the US English dictionary