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matchmaker

[mach-mey-ker] / ˈmætʃˌmeɪ kər /
NOUN
go-between
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arbitrator emissary intermediary liaison mediator messenger negotiator proxy
STRONG
attorney broker dealer delegate deputy entrepreneur envoy factor intercessor intermediate intermediator medium referee representative
WEAK
interagent interceder marriage broker
NOUN
interceder
Synonyms
WEAK
arbitrator attorney broker dealer delegate deputy emissary entrepreneur envoy factor interagent intercessor intermediary intermediate intermediator liaison mediator medium messenger middleman negotiator proxy referee representative
NOUN
intermediator
Synonyms
STRONG
arbitrator attorney broker dealer delegate deputy emissary entrepreneur envoy factor intercessor intermediary intermediate liaison mediator medium messenger middleman negotiator proxy referee representative
WEAK
interagent interceder

Example Sentences

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Over time, the tradition expanded and parents take the pictures of their daughters they want to marry off but have no suitors to a traditional matchmaker to find them a lover.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

She once hired a matchmaker, and recently attended a run club.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 16, 2025

A movie where the perennially single New York matchmaker has finally met her match in two highly eligible bachelors?

From Salon • Jun. 14, 2025

The story follows the life of the naïve and lovably spoiled teenager, who plays matchmaker with her friends before ultimately finding love herself.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

One day, after two months had gone by without any results, Huang Taitai called the old matchmaker to the house.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan