matcher

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noun

One who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages or relationships for others; a matchmaker.

“There are multiple sets of matchers for various types of searches.”

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matchmakermarriage broker
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Meanings

nounmatcher (plural matchers)

plural matchers

  1. One who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages or relationships for others; a matchmaker.
  2. Something that matches.

    There are multiple sets of matchers for various types of searches.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
matchmakermarriage broker
Broader
mediatorgo-betweenintermediator
Also see
marriage brokermatchmaker

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From match + -er. Cognate with Old Frisian mekere (“matchmaker”).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rematchmartech
Cite this entry
APA

matcher. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matcher

MLA

“matcher.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matcher. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matcher,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matcher.

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