Matchmaking
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
match·mak·er1 
[mach-mey-ker] Pronunciation Key
[mach-mey-ker] Pronunciation Key –noun
| 1. | a person who arranges or tries to arrange marriages by introducing possible mates. |
| 2. | a person who arranges matches for athletic contests, esp. prizefights and wrestling matches. |
| 3. | any person, organization, etc., that brings two parties together, as to effect a sale or other transaction: an agent serving as a matchmaker between buyers and sellers. |
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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| match·mak·er
(māch'mā'kər) Pronunciation Key
n.
match'mak'ing n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| matchmaking | |
noun | |
| mediation in order to bring about a marriage between others |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Matchmaking
Match"mak`ing\, n. 1. The act or process of making matches for kindling or burning. 2. The act or process of trying to bring about a marriage for others.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Matchmaking
Match"mak`ing\, a. Busy in making or contriving marriages; as, a matchmaking woman.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
On-line Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
matchmaking
matchmaking: in CancerWEB's On-line Medical Dictionary
On-line Medical Dictionary, © 1997-98 Academic Medical Publishing & CancerWEB
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