单词 | shadchan |
释义 | shadchann. A Jewish professional matchmaker or marriage broker. Cf. shidduch n.The services of a shadchan are now most likely to be used by strictly Orthodox Jews. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > match-making > [noun] > match-maker > where arranged match is usual nakodo1880 shadchan1882 marriage broker1892 1882 tr. L. Kompert Scenes from Ghetto 250 ‘You will not be able to find a better match,’ said the schadschan; ‘in all Bohemia, your daughter's fortune will be envied!’ 1892 I. Zangwill Children of Ghetto I. 60 He sent a Shadchan to propose to her, and they were affianced, Chayah's father undertaking to give a dowry of two hundred gulden. 1959 ‘W. Haggard’ Venetian Blind vii. 98 I married her..because my parents, on the advice of a reliable shadchan..considered the match suitable. 1992 S. Heilman Defenders of Faith xviii. 281 Even before this turn of events, shadchanim , matchmakers, had already begun soliciting her parents. 2008 Wall St. Jrnl. 11 July w11/2 After determining whether the young woman wishes to marry a ‘learner’ (a man studying full time in yeshiva), an ‘earner’ (a professional) or a combination of the two, the shadchan collects the prospective bride's ‘shidduch résumé’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1882 |
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