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shadkhanim

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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.


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