| 单词 | love broker |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslove broker love broker n. a person who acts as an agent between lovers (also in extended use). ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Twelfth Night (1623) iii. ii. 34 There is no loue-Broker in the world, can more preuaile in mans commendation with woman, then report of valour. View more context for this quotation 1698 E. Settle Farther Def. Dramatick Poetry 16 Our Diminitive Love-broker has no more Hand in the Affair, then meer starting the Game. 1794 G. Palomba L'Amore Contrastato i. vii. 13 I am no love-broker. 1885 Times 8 May 11/4 She reveals herself as a love-broker, a weekly lender of love. 1988 Toronto Star (Nexis) 30 May c4 (headline) Movie casting directors really love brokers... At least six of their [on-screen] pairings have developed into real-life romances. 2007 San Jose (Calif.) Mercury News (Nexis) 20 June h3 That 21st-century dating experience led Koechel to seek out a practitioner of an ages-old custom: matchmaking... These love brokers reflect modern life. < as lemmas |
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