matchmaker
a person who connects other people
TRANSLATION
matchmaker = der Ehestifter, der Heiratsvermittler --- GOOGLE INDEX matchmaker: approximately 7,000,000 Google hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
Professional MATCHMAKERS Build Business on Facebook
(Daily Beast news portal)
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Anne Majerik, 60, paid a Beverly Hills MATCHMAKER $125,000 to meet affluent men who wanted monogamous relationships. But she claimed the woman failed to deliver on her promise by only introducing her to inappropriate men.
(BBC News)
(Daily Beast news portal)
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Anne Majerik, 60, paid a Beverly Hills MATCHMAKER $125,000 to meet affluent men who wanted monogamous relationships. But she claimed the woman failed to deliver on her promise by only introducing her to inappropriate men.
(BBC News)
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matchmaker
noun
- a person who tries to arrange marriages or romantic relationships between people
(Cambridge Online Dictionaries)
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A matchmaker is a person who tries to arrange personal relationships or marriages, in an official or unofficial capacity. Many cultures use matchmakers as a serious means of determining appropriate marriages for members of the community. Although they sometimes have a reputation for being nosy or mercenary, many believe they are an essential and beneficial part of the culture and help ensure the future of community, family values and traditions.
In Jewish tradition, matchmakers are occasionally called yentas, a misnomer that may come from the popular play and film, Fiddler on the Roof. In that story, the matchmaker happens to be called Yenta, which is actually a Yiddish word for "busybody." Orthodox Jewish communities have been using matchmakers, or shadchans, for centuries, to ensure the best matches between families.
In some Hindu and Chinese traditions, matchmaking may be based in part on astrology and horoscope. If a bad match is indicated by the year or month when the singles were born, it is often discouraged and occasionally forbidden.
Although they bring with them the usual risks associated with any online service, internet matchmaking services have become extremely popular, especially for busy young professionals who don’t have the time or occasion to meet other singles.
(adapted from Wisegeek.com)
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SYNONYMS
intermediary, broker, agent, interceder, emissary
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"A matchmaker is another way to find a partner if you don’t enjoy to socialising."
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Thanks to Heidi for suggesting today's word!
noun
- a person who tries to arrange marriages or romantic relationships between people
(Cambridge Online Dictionaries)
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A matchmaker is a person who tries to arrange personal relationships or marriages, in an official or unofficial capacity. Many cultures use matchmakers as a serious means of determining appropriate marriages for members of the community. Although they sometimes have a reputation for being nosy or mercenary, many believe they are an essential and beneficial part of the culture and help ensure the future of community, family values and traditions.
In Jewish tradition, matchmakers are occasionally called yentas, a misnomer that may come from the popular play and film, Fiddler on the Roof. In that story, the matchmaker happens to be called Yenta, which is actually a Yiddish word for "busybody." Orthodox Jewish communities have been using matchmakers, or shadchans, for centuries, to ensure the best matches between families.
In some Hindu and Chinese traditions, matchmaking may be based in part on astrology and horoscope. If a bad match is indicated by the year or month when the singles were born, it is often discouraged and occasionally forbidden.
Although they bring with them the usual risks associated with any online service, internet matchmaking services have become extremely popular, especially for busy young professionals who don’t have the time or occasion to meet other singles.
(adapted from Wisegeek.com)
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SYNONYMS
intermediary, broker, agent, interceder, emissary
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"A matchmaker is another way to find a partner if you don’t enjoy to socialising."
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Thanks to Heidi for suggesting today's word!
