matchmakern.¹

Brit.

/ˈmatʃˌmeɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈmætʃˌmeɪkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: match n.¹, maker n.

Etymology: < match n.¹ + maker n., probably after matchmaking n.¹

1. A person who brings about or negotiates a marriage; a marriage broker. Also frequently in weakened sense: a person, usually a woman, who enjoys scheming to bring about romantic relationships.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > match-making > [noun] > match-maker

broker1377

marriage-maker1591

proxenete1609

matcher1611

ring-carriera1616

matchmaker1638

match-broker1640

marriage broker1662

marriage-bawd1676

match-monger1680

flesh-broker1699

wife broker1700

black-sole1725

marriage-monger?1748

Blackfoot1808

blackleg1825

1638 T. Heywood Wise-woman iii. i. sig. D4 I am provided for bringing young Wenches to bed; and for a need, you see I can play the Match-maker.

1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 25 Who..would have hir'd him and his Imps, To be your Match-makers and Pimps.

1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 80 Perhaps, the match-maker is to have a valuable consideration in the way of brokerage.

1834 Pearl & Lit. Gaz. 4 Jan. 87/3 No wonder all these accomplishments rendered my uncle an object for the match makers of our village to exercise their innocent propensities upon.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xvi. 724 Clarendon assumed the character of a matchmaker.

1882 E. J. Worboise Sissie xi. 112 Mrs. Williams..was frequently accused of being ‘a matchmaker’, and bent on marrying her daughters brilliantly.

1937 R. K. Narayan Bachelor of Arts ix. 123 Ganapathi Sastrigal..was match-maker in general to a few important families.

1988 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 19 Sept. 22/5 Back as TV's match-maker from tonight is Greg Evans on Channel 10's Perfect Match at 5.30.

2. Sport. A person who arranges sporting contests, esp. boxing matches. In early use also: a person who enters into a sporting match.

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society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun]

playerOE

player1440

sporter1531

gamester1562

sporteer1654

sportsman1699

matchmakera1704

sporter1742

sporting parson1757

gamesman1812

sport1873

sportsman1886

sportswoman1900

hearty1915

jockstrap1956

jock1963

jockstrapper1967

a1704 T. Brown Table-talk in Wks. (1707) I. ii. 33 Horsecoursers and Matchmakers make no Conscience of Cheating.

1893 Baily's Mag. Oct. 273/2 A match that called forth many encomiums on the match-makers.

1922 N.Y. World 25 Nov. 11/3 Frank Flournoy, matchmaker at the Garden, yesterday announced the full card arranged for next Wednesday.

1951 Sport 7 Jan. 14/4 Matchmaker Derfield is not noted for putting on fights that aren't fights from the word ‘go’.

1989 C. R. Wilson & W. Ferris Encycl. Southern Culture 1250/1 The matchmaker's job is to decide which pairings of wrestlers..are likely to please..the crowd.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

matchmakern.²

Brit.

/ˈmatʃˌmeɪkə/, U.S.

/ˈmætʃˌmeɪkər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: match n.², maker n.

Etymology: < match n.² + maker n.

Now rare.

†1. A person who makes match for guns (see match n.² 3b). Obsolete.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes artillery or firearms > specific parts

stock-maker1579

stocker1641

matchmaker1643

barrel-forger1720

gun-lock maker1814

actioner1881

1643 J. Angier Lancashires Valley of Achor 9 He that could finde so many Souldiers when there was none, was not to seeke for one Match-maker in time of need.

1644 W. Prynne & C. Walker True Relation Prosecution N. Fiennes App. 21 They had a Match-maker, a Bullet-maker in the Castle.

1723 London Gaz. No. 6126/4 John Withers, of Black-Heath,..Matchmaker.

2. A person who makes matches (match n.² 4).

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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of other specific finished articles

anchorsmith1296

paliser1315

sheather1379

buckler-maker1415

barrow-maker1468

chess-maker1481

belt maker1483

leg-makera1500

reel-makera1500

card maker1511

lattice-maker1550

pale cleaver1578

bead-maker1580

boss-maker1580

balloonier1598

bilbo-smith1632

block-makera1687

pen-makera1703

pipe-maker1766

platemaker1772

stickman1786

safe maker?1789

matchmaker1833

chipmaker1836

labelmaker1844

bandagist1859

hurdler1874

moon cutter1883

tie-maker1901

1833 Abstr. Answers Acct. Population Great Brit. 1831 I. 307/1 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 149) XXXVI. 1 Match-maker.

1851 G. Dodd Knight's Cycl. Industry All Nations 1182 These splints are sold by the hogshead to the lucifer match makers.

1893 Dict. National Biogr. at Lowe, Robert The match-makers of the East-end of London took fright at a suggestion which might prove fatal to their trade.

1949 Dict. National Biogr. 1931–40 73/1 She [sc. Besant]..organized the matchmakers' strike (1888), and formed their union.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	matchmaker
释义	matchmakern.¹ Brit. /ˈmatʃˌmeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈmætʃˌmeɪkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: match n.¹, maker n. Etymology: < match n.¹ + maker n., probably after matchmaking n.¹ 1. A person who brings about or negotiates a marriage; a marriage broker. Also frequently in weakened sense: a person, usually a woman, who enjoys scheming to bring about romantic relationships. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > match-making > [noun] > match-maker broker1377 marriage-maker1591 proxenete1609 matcher1611 ring-carriera1616 matchmaker1638 match-broker1640 marriage broker1662 marriage-bawd1676 match-monger1680 flesh-broker1699 wife broker1700 black-sole1725 marriage-monger?1748 Blackfoot1808 blackleg1825 1638 T. Heywood Wise-woman iii. i. sig. D4 I am provided for bringing young Wenches to bed; and for a need, you see I can play the Match-maker. 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. i. 25 Who..would have hir'd him and his Imps, To be your Match-makers and Pimps. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker II. 80 Perhaps, the match-maker is to have a valuable consideration in the way of brokerage. 1834 Pearl & Lit. Gaz. 4 Jan. 87/3 No wonder all these accomplishments rendered my uncle an object for the match makers of our village to exercise their innocent propensities upon. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. xvi. 724 Clarendon assumed the character of a matchmaker. 1882 E. J. Worboise Sissie xi. 112 Mrs. Williams..was frequently accused of being ‘a matchmaker’, and bent on marrying her daughters brilliantly. 1937 R. K. Narayan Bachelor of Arts ix. 123 Ganapathi Sastrigal..was match-maker in general to a few important families. 1988 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 19 Sept. 22/5 Back as TV's match-maker from tonight is Greg Evans on Channel 10's Perfect Match at 5.30. 2. Sport. A person who arranges sporting contests, esp. boxing matches. In early use also: a person who enters into a sporting match. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > player or sportsperson > [noun] playerOE player1440 sporter1531 gamester1562 sporteer1654 sportsman1699 matchmakera1704 sporter1742 sporting parson1757 gamesman1812 sport1873 sportsman1886 sportswoman1900 hearty1915 jockstrap1956 jock1963 jockstrapper1967 a1704 T. Brown Table-talk in Wks. (1707) I. ii. 33 Horsecoursers and Matchmakers make no Conscience of Cheating. 1893 Baily's Mag. Oct. 273/2 A match that called forth many encomiums on the match-makers. 1922 N.Y. World 25 Nov. 11/3 Frank Flournoy, matchmaker at the Garden, yesterday announced the full card arranged for next Wednesday. 1951 Sport 7 Jan. 14/4 Matchmaker Derfield is not noted for putting on fights that aren't fights from the word ‘go’. 1989 C. R. Wilson & W. Ferris Encycl. Southern Culture 1250/1 The matchmaker's job is to decide which pairings of wrestlers..are likely to please..the crowd. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). matchmakern.² Brit. /ˈmatʃˌmeɪkə/, U.S. /ˈmætʃˌmeɪkər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: match n.², maker n. Etymology: < match n.² + maker n. Now rare. †1. A person who makes match for guns (see match n.² 3b). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > production and development of arms > armourer > [noun] > one who makes artillery or firearms > specific parts stock-maker1579 stocker1641 matchmaker1643 barrel-forger1720 gun-lock maker1814 actioner1881 1643 J. Angier Lancashires Valley of Achor 9 He that could finde so many Souldiers when there was none, was not to seeke for one Match-maker in time of need. 1644 W. Prynne & C. Walker True Relation Prosecution N. Fiennes App. 21 They had a Match-maker, a Bullet-maker in the Castle. 1723 London Gaz. No. 6126/4 John Withers, of Black-Heath,..Matchmaker. 2. A person who makes matches (match n.² 4). ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > makers of other articles > [noun] > of other specific finished articles anchorsmith1296 paliser1315 sheather1379 buckler-maker1415 barrow-maker1468 chess-maker1481 belt maker1483 leg-makera1500 reel-makera1500 card maker1511 lattice-maker1550 pale cleaver1578 bead-maker1580 boss-maker1580 balloonier1598 bilbo-smith1632 block-makera1687 pen-makera1703 pipe-maker1766 platemaker1772 stickman1786 safe maker?1789 matchmaker1833 chipmaker1836 labelmaker1844 bandagist1859 hurdler1874 moon cutter1883 tie-maker1901 1833 Abstr. Answers Acct. Population Great Brit. 1831 I. 307/1 in Parl. Papers (H.C. 149) XXXVI. 1 Match-maker. 1851 G. Dodd Knight's Cycl. Industry All Nations 1182 These splints are sold by the hogshead to the lucifer match makers. 1893 Dict. National Biogr. at Lowe, Robert The match-makers of the East-end of London took fright at a suggestion which might prove fatal to their trade. 1949 Dict. National Biogr. 1931–40 73/1 She [sc. Besant]..organized the matchmakers' strike (1888), and formed their union. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1638n.²1643
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