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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The two were at TopGolf, and Nayersina wasted no time playing matchmaker.
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Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
Watch how things take a turn when Corie’s loopy mother decides to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor, Velasco.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
So when his mom suggested a matchmaker, the first-year medical resident was skeptical.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Among the other distinguished local performers in this musical are the husband-and-wife team of Robert Faires as the butcher Lazar Wolf and Barbara Chisholm as matchmaker Yente.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 3 Mar. 2026
Watch how things take a turn when Corie’s loopy mother decides to play matchmaker during a dinner with their neighbor, Velasco.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 23 Feb. 2026
So when his mom suggested a matchmaker, the first-year medical resident was skeptical.
—Lauren Fichten, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026
Among the other distinguished local performers in this musical are the husband-and-wife team of Robert Faires as the butcher Lazar Wolf and Barbara Chisholm as matchmaker Yente.
—Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Matchmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matchmaker. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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