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shadchan

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shad⋅chan

  [Yiddish, Ashk., Eng. shaht-khuhn; Seph. shaht-khahn]
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–noun, plural shad⋅cha⋅nim  [Yiddish, Ashk. shaht-khaw-nim; Seph. shaht-khah-neem] , English. shad⋅chans. Yiddish and Hebrew.
shadkhan.
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shad⋅khan

  [Yiddish, Ashk., Eng. shaht-khuhn; Seph. shaht-khahn]
–noun, plural shad⋅kha⋅nim  [Yiddish, Ashk. shaht-khaw-nim; Seph. shaht-khah-neem] , English. shad⋅khans. Yiddish and Hebrew.
a person who arranges Jewish marriages; matchmaker.
Also, shadchan, schatchen.

Origin:
Yiddish shatkhn < Heb shadhkhān, deriv. of shiddēkh arrange a marriage
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