shadchen

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/ˈʃɑdxən/

noun

marriage broker, matchmaker

OriginYiddish שדכן ← Hebrew שַׁדְכָן →
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Meanings

nounshadchen (plural shadchens)

plural shadchens · alternative schatchen · alternative shadchan · alternative shadkan · alternative shadkn

  1. Judaismmarriage broker, matchmaker

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
matchmaker

Origin

  1. Hebrewשַׁדְכָן
  2. Yiddishשדכן
  3. Englishshadchen

From Yiddish שדכן (shadkhn), from Hebrew שַׁדְכָן.

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Translations

German Schadchen
  • Schadchen(Jewish) marriage broker, matchmaker
Polish szadchan
  • szadchan(Jewish) marriage broker, matchmaker
Russian ша́дхан
  • ша́дхан (šádxan)(Jewish) marriage broker, matchmaker
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APA

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

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

Chicago

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

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