Meanings
nounmatchmaker (plural matchmakers)
plural matchmakers · alternative match-maker
- Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.
As singles are stuck at home and social distancing makes traditional dating all but impossible, the coaching skills of matchmakers, now imparted online, are becoming more valuable.
2020 May 9, Tammy La Gorce, “Singles Have to Think Outside the Screen”, in New York TimesSynonyms: shadchen · Antonyms: matchbreaker
- broadlySomeone who arranges professional boxing matches.
- Someone who makes matchsticks.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.
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nounsomeone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
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Translations
Arabic خَاطِب, خَاطِبَة
- خَاطِب (ḵāṭib)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- خَاطِبَة (ḵāṭiba)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
Bulgarian свато́вник, свато́вница
- свато́вник (svatóvnik)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- свато́вница (svatóvnica)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- производител на кибрит (proizvoditel na kibrit)someone who makes matchsticks
Catalan alcavot, alcavota
- alcavotsomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- alcavotasomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- mitjancersomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- mitjancerasomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Chinese Mandarin 媒人, 媒妁
- 媒人 (méirén)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- 媒妁 (méishuò)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- 媒婆 (méipó)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- 伐柯人 (:fákērén)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
Czech dohazovač, dohazovačka
- dohazovačsomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- dohazovačkasomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Danish ægteskabsformidler, giftekniv
- ægteskabsformidlersomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- gifteknivsomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- Kirsten Gifteknivsomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Dutch koppelaar, koppelaarster
- koppelaarsomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- koppelaarstersomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Esperanto svatisto
- svatistosomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Estonian kosjasobitaja
- kosjasobitajasomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Finnish puhemies, avioliittovälittäjä
- puhemiessomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- avioliittovälittäjäsomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
French entremetteur, entremetteuse
- entremetteursomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- entremetteusesomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- marieursomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- marieusesomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- apparieursomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- apparieusesomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- allumettiersomeone who makes matchsticks
- allumettièresomeone who makes matchsticks
German Heiratsvermittler, Ehestifter
- Heiratsvermittlersomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- Ehestiftersomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- Kupplersomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- Schadchensomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- Streichholzmachersomeone who makes matchsticks
- Streichholzmacherinsomeone who makes matchsticks
- Zündholzmachersomeone who makes matchsticks
- Zündholzmacherinsomeone who makes matchsticks
Greek προξενητής, προξενήτρα
- προξενητής (proxenitís)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- προξενήτρα (proxenítra)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
Hebrew שַׁדְכָן
- שַׁדְכָן (shadchán)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
Hungarian házasságközvetítő, házasságszerző
- házasságközvetítősomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- házasságszerzősomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- kerítősomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- kerítőnősomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- kerítőnésomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- kerítőasszonysomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- gyufagyárossomeone who makes matchsticks
Icelandic hjónabandsmiðlari
- hjónabandsmiðlarisomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Indonesian makcomblang, telangkai
- makcomblangsomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- telangkaisomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Italian fiammiferaio, fiammiferaia
- fiammiferaiosomeone who makes matchsticks
- fiammiferaiasomeone who makes matchsticks
Japanese 仲人, 媒酌人
- 仲人 (nakōdo)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- 媒酌人 (baishakunin)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- 月下氷人 (gekkahyōjin)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
Korean 중매인, 뚜쟁이
- 중매인 (jungmaein)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- 뚜쟁이 (ttujaeng'i)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
Latin conciliātrix
- conciliātrixsomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Lithuanian piršlys, piršlė
- piršlyssomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- piršlėsomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Malay tukang risik, telangkai
- tukang risiksomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- telangkaisomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Norwegian Bokmål ekteskapsformidler, giftekniv
- ekteskapsformidlersomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- gifteknivsomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Polish swat, swatka
- swatsomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- swatkasomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- zapałczarzsomeone who makes matchsticks
- zapałczarkasomeone who makes matchsticks
Portuguese casamenteiro
- casamenteirosomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Russian сват, сва́ха
- сват (svat)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- сва́ха (sváxa)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- сва́тья (svátʹja)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
Slovak dohadzovač, dohadzovačka
- dohadzovačsomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- dohadzovačkasomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Spanish casamentero, casamentera
- casamenterosomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- casamenterasomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- alcahuetesomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- alcahuetasomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- celestinasomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Swedish äktenskapsmäklare
- äktenskapsmäklaresomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Thai แม่สื่อ
- แม่สื่อ (mɛ̂ɛ-sʉ̀ʉ)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
Turkish çöpçatan, kibritçi
- çöpçatansomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- kibritçisomeone who makes matchsticks
Ukrainian сват, сва́ха
- сват (svat)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- сва́ха (sváxa)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- сва́шка (sváška)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
Vietnamese người làm mối, bà mối
- người làm mốisomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
- bà mốisomeone who finds suitable marriage partners
Yiddish שדכן, יענטע
- שדכן (shadkhn)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
- יענטע (yente)someone who finds suitable marriage partners
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APA
matchmaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchmaker
MLA
“matchmaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchmaker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “matchmaker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/matchmaker.
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