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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).
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
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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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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
házasságszerzõ
hjúskaparmiîlari
dohadzovač
ženitni posrednik
matchmaker
[ˈmætʃˌmeɪkəʳ] N → casamentero/a m/f, alcahuete/a m/fCollins 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 sportivishe is a great matchmaker → ha combinato molte unioni felici
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match2
(mӕtʃ) noun1. a contest or game. a football/rugby/chess match.
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.
3. a person who is able to equal another. She has finally met her match at arguing.
4. a marriage or an act of marrying. She hoped to arrange a match for her daughter.
verb1. to be equal or similar to something or someone in some way eg in colour or pattern. That dress matches her red hair.
2. to set (two things, people etc) to compete. He matched his skill against the champion's.
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.
ˈmatchless adjective having no equal. a woman of matchless beauty.
ˈmatchmaker noun a person who tries to arrange marriages between people.
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