Yiddish, Ashk., Eng. /shaht"kheuhn/ ; Seph. /shaht khahn"/ , n. , pl. shadkhanim Yiddish, Ashk. /shaht khaw"nim/ ; Seph. /shaht khah neem"/ , Eng. shadkhans . Yiddish and Hebrew.
a person who arranges Jewish marriages; matchmaker.
Also, shadchan, schatchen .
[ Yiddish shatkhn shadhkhan, deriv. of shiddekh arrange a marriage ]