matchmaker

match·mak·er

(măch′mā′kər)

n.

1.

a. One who finds a person for another to marry.

b. One who finds a person for another to have a romantic relationship with, or who finds two people to have a romantic relationship with each other.

2. One who arranges athletic competitions, especially in professional boxing.

3. One who establishes or tries to establish a partnership between people, groups of people, or businesses: "The firm acts as a matchmaker for smaller businesses, especially in the countryside, where older presidents can't find someone to take over" (Yuko Takeo).

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match′mak′ing n.

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matchmaker

(ˈmætʃˌmeɪkə)

n

1. (Professions) a person who brings together suitable partners for marriage

2. (Professions) a person who arranges competitive matches

3. (General Sporting Terms) a person who arranges competitive matches

ˈmatchˌmaking n, adj

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matchmaker

(ˈmætʃˌmeɪkə)

n

(Professions) a person who makes matches (for igniting)

ˈmatchˌmaking n, adj

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match•mak•er

(ˈmætʃˌmeɪ kər)

n.

1. a person who arranges marriages by introducing possible mates.

2. a person who arranges potential alliances.

[1630–40]

match′mak`ing, n., adj.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

matchmaker - someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others marriage broker, matcher go-between, intercessor, intermediary, intermediator, mediator - a negotiator who acts as a link between parties

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matchmaker

noun go-between, marriage broker, pandar Some friends played matchmaker and had us both over to dinner.

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Translations

شَخص يُنَظِّم الزواج بين الناس

dohazovač-ka

ægteskabsmægler

Ehestifter

marieur

házasságszerzõ

hjúskaparmiîlari

sensale di matrimoni

Kirsten Giftekniv

dohadzovač

ženitni posrednik

çöpçatan

媒人

matchmaker

[ˈmætʃˌmeɪkəʳ] N → casamentero/a m/f, alcahuete/a m/f

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

matchmaker

[ˈmætʃˌmeɪkəʳ] n (arranger of marriages) → sensale m/f di matrimoni (Sport) → organizzatore/trice di incontri sportivi
she is a great matchmaker → ha combinato molte unioni felici

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match²

(mӕtʃ) noun

1. a contest or game. a football/rugby/chess match. wedstryd مُباراه мач jogo zápas der Wettkampf kamp; match αγώνας, αθλητική συνάντηση partido, encuentro võistlus مسابقه ottelu matchתחרות मुकाबला natjecanje, utakmica meccs pertandingan keppni gara 試合 시합 rungtynės, varžybos, mačas sacīkstes, mačs pertandingan wedstrijdkamp, konkurransemecz لوبه jogo meci матч zápas tekma utakmica match การแข่งขัน maç, karşılaşma 比賽 змагання; гра کھیلوں کا مقابلہ cuộc thi đấu 比赛

2. a thing that is similar to or the same as another in some way(s) eg in colour or pattern. These trousers are not an exact match for my jacket. pas نَظير، شَيء مُلائِم подобен предмет combinação vhodný protějšek (k) das Passende passe godt sammen ταίριpartido, encuentro paarimees همسان sopia yhteen chose qui va bien avec שילוב जोड़ीदार jednak, ravan párja vkinek, vminek padanan samstæða; sem á vel við e-ð annað accoppiamento, combinazione, 似合いのもの 어울리는 한 쌍 panašus/tinkantis daiktas pāris; pieskaņots priekšmets padan iets wat past bij make, like, sidestykke rzecz harmonizująca, rzecz do kompletu يو شان combinação lucru care se potriveşte cu вещь, подходящая под пару hodiaci sa (k) ki se ujema z odgovarajuća stvar som går (passar) bra ihop คู่ที่เหมือนกัน eş, benzer, uyan şey 相配的東西 пара کسی شے سے مماثل sự hợp nhau 匹配的东西

3. a person who is able to equal another. She has finally met her match at arguing. gelyke نِد двойник igual rovnocenný partner der/die/das Ebenbürtige ligemand ισάξιος αντίπαλος juego, combinación võrdne vastane همتا veroinen égal יָרִיב שָׁקוּל विवाह onaj koji je kome par párja vkinek tandingan jafnoki, jafningi eguale, 好敵手 호적수 lygiavertis partneris/varžovas līdzvērtīgs pretinieks tandingan gelijkelikemann godny przeciwnik د يو شان دندى لرونكى igual egal ровня rovnocenný partner enak parnjak like, jämlike คนที่เท่าเทียมกัน akran, denk (旗鼓相當的)對手 рівня مدّ مقابل người ngang sức 对手

4. a marriage or an act of marrying. She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter. maat, huwelik شَخْص مناسِب للزَّواج брак casamento sňatek die Heirat ægteskab συνοικέσιο igual kosjakaup ازدواج avioituminen mariageשידוך जोड़ा, दूल्हा या दुल्हन वर ženidba, udaja parti perjodohan hjónaband, ráðahagur matrimonio 縁組 결혼 santuoka, piršlybos precības, partija (precībās) perjodohan huwelijk parti, ekteskap ożenek, małżeństwo واده casamento căsătorie партия sobáš, manželstvo partija brak giftermål, äktenskap, parti การแต่งงาน evlilik, evlenme 婚姻 шлюб شادی کے لیے موزوں cuộc hôn nhân 婚姻

verb

1. to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern. That dress matches her red hair. pas يُلائِم، يَتَناسَب مع подобен съм combinar com hodit se passen zu passe med; passe til ταιριάζω hacer juego con, combinar con sobima همتا کردن sopia yhteen aller bien avec לִהיוֹת תוֹאֵם (मात्रा, गुण, रंग में) समान या अनुरूप होना, मेल की चीज़ होना pristajati, odgovarati illik (vmihez) cocok passa við, eiga saman intonarsi ～に似合う ...에 어울리다 tikti, derėti prie saskaņoties, piestāvēt cocok passen bij passe til/sammen, stå til harmonizować, pasować يو شان او يوډول combinar com a se po­tri­vi/ a asorta cu гармонировать hodiť sa ujemati se slagati se passa till, gå i stil med, matcha เข้ากับ uymak, gitmek 與...相配 підходити; бути до пари شکل و صورت یا رنگ میں مشابہ ہونا phù hợp với 与...相配

2. to set (two things, people etc) to compete. He matched his skill against the champion's. teenstel يُباري، يَجْمَع في مُباراه състезавам се confrontar porovnat, změřit ausspielen stille op αντιπαρατάσσω, παραβγαίνωenfrentar vastastama زورازمایی کردن otella opposer לְהַתאִים बराबर का जोड़ होना, (एक व्यक्ति को) दूसरे के विराध में खड़ा कर देना, मुक़ाबिले में ले आना prilagoditi összemér mempertandingkan reyna sig við misurare, opporre 対抗させる 경쟁시키다 pastatyti priešpriešiais, rungtis []mērot mempertandingkan tegenover stellen sette opp mot, måle, prøve przeciwstawiać رقابت كردن confrontar a măsura (cu) противопоставлять porovnať, zmerať zoperstaviti odmeriti mäta [sina krafter med], ställa [upp] mot, matcha แข่งขัน karşılaştırmak 使相互較量 змагатися; протистояти مقابلے میں بھڑانا đối chọi 使较量

matched adjective

paired or joined together, eg in marriage, or as contestants in a competition etc. a well-matched couple; The competitors were evenly matched. gelyk, passend مُتَوافِق، مُتَوائِم свързан emparelhado spárovaný, sestavený zusammengestellt sammensat ταιριαστός, ισάξιος emparejado kokkusobiv, tasavägine جفت yhteenliitetty assorti תוֹאָמִים अनुरूप, सुमेल pristao összepárosított, (jól) összeillő seimbang sem eiga vel saman/eru jafnokar assortito 似合った 어울리는 parinktas (į porą) saderīgs; līdzvērtīgs sepadan tegen elkaar opgewassen, bij elkaar passend som passer godt sammen dobrany دوه ګونى emparelhado potrivit подобранный spárený; zostavený ujemajoč se uparen som passar ihop, matchande, jämbördig เป็นคู่ uyumlu; birbirinin dengi 成對的，配對的，旗鼓相當的 підходящий; відповідний ایک دوسرے کو ٹکر دینا xứng với nhau 配对的，匹配的

ˈmatchless adjective

having no equal. a woman of matchless beauty. ongekende لا يُضاهى، لا مثيل لَه невиждан sem igual nesrovnatelný unvergleichlich mageløs ασυναγώνιστος, που δεν έχει ταίρι sin igual, sin par, incomparable võrratu بی همتا verraton sans égal שֶׁאֵין כָּמוֹהוּ अनुपम, अद्वितीय bez premca páratlan tanpa tandingan óviðjafnanlegur ineguagliabile, impareggiabile 無比の 비길 데 없는 neprilygstamas nepārspējams tanpa tandingan weergaloosmakeløs, uforlikneligniezrównany بى مثاله sem igual fără egal несравненный neporovnateľný brez primere neuporediv makalös ซึ่งไม่มีใครเทียบ eşsiz 無可匹敵的 незрівнянний, неперевершений بے نظیر vô địch 无敌的，无比的

ˈmatchmaker noun

a person who tries to arrange marriages between people. maatsoeker شَخص يُنَظِّم الزواج بين الناس сватовник casamenteiro dohazovač, -ka der/die Ehestifter(in) ægteskabsmægler προξενητής, προξενήτρα casamentero kosjasobitaja دلال ازدواج naimakaupan välittäjä marieur/-euse שדכן शादी तय करने वाला व्यक्ति ženidbeni posrednik házasságszerző mak comblang hjúskaparmiðlari (að atvinnu eða áhuga) sensale 仲人 결혼 중매인 piršlys saprecinātājs tukang risik huwelijksmakelaar Kirsten Giftekniv swat(k)a د ودونو دلال casamenteiro peţitor сват; сваха dohadzovač, -ka ženitni posrednik provodadžija giftermålsarrangör, äktenskapsmäklare แม่สื่อ çöpçatan 媒人 сват; сваха شادی کے رشتے لگانے والا người mai mối 媒人

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