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.
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