proxenete

noun

prox·​e·​nete

ˈpräksəˌnēt

variants or less commonly proxenet

-net

plural -s

: a person who negotiates on another's behalf

specifically : marriage broker

Word History

Etymology

French or Latin; French proxénète, from Latin proxeneta, from Greek proxenētēs, from proxenein to do something for someone else, from proxenos

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