shadchan

noun

shad·​chan

variants or schatchen or shadchen

ˈshätḵən,

-ädḵ-

plural shadchonim

-ˈḵȯnə̇m,

-nēm

or shadchans or schatchens or shadchens

: a Jewish marriage broker or matchmaker

Word History

Etymology

Yiddish & Middle Hebrew; Yiddish shadkhn, from Middle Hebrew shadhkhān, from Late Hebrew shiddēkh to arrange a marriage

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