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Definition of "matchmaker" []

  • One who arranges or tries to arrange marriages. (noun)
  • One who arranges athletic competitions, especially in professional boxing. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "matchmaker" in a sentence
  • ""I am what you call a matchmaker," he is quoted as telling agents"
  • ""I am what you call a matchmaker," Rosenbaum is quoted as saying at a July 13 meeting with the two undercover agents."
  • ""I am what you call a matchmaker," the complaint said the man, also known as Issac Rosenbaum, told his customers."