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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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
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Lucy works as a high-end matchmaker for New York’s elite while cooly observing that only a very wealthy husband will ever (to paraphrase Elizabeth Bennet) induce her into matrimony.
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Diana even played matchmaker for Andrew and his now-ex-wife Sarah Ferguson after the former Duke of York complained about his love life.
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Matthew Carey, Deadline, 13 Mar. 2026
So Moy Sing asked local merchant Lee Weenom, an amateur matchmaker, to find Kay a suitable mate.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
Lucy works as a high-end matchmaker for New York’s elite while cooly observing that only a very wealthy husband will ever (to paraphrase Elizabeth Bennet) induce her into matrimony.
—Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Diana even played matchmaker for Andrew and his now-ex-wife Sarah Ferguson after the former Duke of York complained about his love life.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 Mar. 2026
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“Matchmaker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/matchmaker. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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