[
US
/ˈmætʃˌmeɪkɝ/
]
[ UK /mˈætʃmeɪkɐ/ ]
[ UK /mˈætʃmeɪkɐ/ ]
NOUN
- someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
How To Use matchmaker In A Sentence
- An intuitive friend is a matchmaker. The Sun
- That could change when a neighbour plays matchmaker. The Sun
- Some vestiges of arranged marriage continue and many couples rely on matchmakers to find mates.
- These are the professional matchmakers, but there are also matchmakers who just promote marriage out of kind-heartedness.
- The moon at the top of your love chart plays matchmaker to help you recognise your perfect partner - but their identity may amaze you. The Sun
- A different kind of love could be on offer when a pal plays matchmaker. The Sun
- He finds he is often subtly playing matchmaker. Times, Sunday Times
- Kirstein was an artistic matchmaker in the manner of Diaghilev, bringing together choreographers, composers and visual artists.
- Orly claimed Majerik became her client after she helped the widow prevail in a lawsuit against another matchmaker.
- Other men asked a matchmaker to arrange marriages for them.