SHADCHAN


Meaning of SHADCHAN in English

noun

or schat·chen or shad·chen ˈshätḵən, -ädḵ-

( plural shad·cho·nim -ˈḵȯnə̇m, -nēm ; or shadchans or schatchens or shadchens )

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

: a Jewish marriage broker or a matchmaker

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