matchmaker
noun
match·mak·er
ˈmach-ˌmā-kər 
: one that arranges a match
especially
: one who tries to bring two unmarried individuals together in an attempt to promote a marriage
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Her career as a matchmaker is the only lens through which to understand her.
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 June 2025
In September 2021, the UFC matchmakers booked Rountree against Modestas Bukauskas.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
This week, The Athletic asked its NHL staff to play free agency matchmaker and list one pending UFA each team should target this summer.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Advertisement Song was inspired to write Materialists after working herself, for a time, as a matchmaker.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 June 2025
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Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 June 2025
In September 2021, the UFC matchmakers booked Rountree against Modestas Bukauskas.
—Trent Reinsmith, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
This week, The Athletic asked its NHL staff to play free agency matchmaker and list one pending UFA each team should target this summer.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 14 June 2025
Advertisement Song was inspired to write Materialists after working herself, for a time, as a matchmaker.
—Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 13 June 2025
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“Matchmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matchmaker. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.
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