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