noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   One who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages or relationships for others; a matchmaker.
2. 2
   someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others wordnet
3. 3
   Something that matches.

   "There are multiple sets of matchers for various types of searches."

Synonyms

All synonyms

marriage brokermatchmakermatchmaker

Example

More examples

"There are multiple sets of matchers for various types of searches."

Etymology

From match + -er. Cognate with Old Frisian mekere (“matchmaker”).

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.