WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
match•mak•er1 /ˈmætʃˌmeɪkɚ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- one who arranges marriages by introducing possible mates.
- one who arranges any possible alliance.
match•mak•er1
(mach′mā′kər),USA pronunciation n.
match′mak′ing, n., adj.
match•mak•er2 (mach′mā′kər),USA pronunciation n.
match′mak′ing, n., adj.
- a person who arranges or tries to arrange marriages by introducing possible mates.
- a person who arranges matches for athletic contests, esp. prizefights and wrestling matches.
- any person, organization, etc., that brings two parties together, as to effect a sale or other transaction:an agent serving as a matchmaker between buyers and sellers.
- match2 + maker 1630–40
match•mak•er2 (mach′mā′kər),USA pronunciation n.
- a person who makes matches for burning.
- match1 + maker 1635–45