Shadchen

//ˈʃɑdxən// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    marriage broker, matchmaker Judaism

Etymology

From Yiddish שדכן (shadkhn), from Hebrew שַׁדְכָן.

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