What does "matcher" mean?

One who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages or relationships for others; a matchmaker.

Matcher

Common synonyms include: edge matching, marriage broker, matching algorithm, matching engine, matchmaker, pattern detector.

noun

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Noun

1
One who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages or relationships for others; a matchmaker.
2
someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others wordnet
3
Something that matches.
"There are multiple sets of matchers for various types of searches."

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

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