shadchan
noun
shad·chan
variants or schatchen or shadchen
ˈshätḵən,
-ädḵ-
plural shadchonim
-ˈḵȯnə̇m,
-nēm
or shadchans or schatchens or shadchens : a Jewish marriage broker or matchmaker
Word History
Etymology
Yiddish & Middle Hebrew; Yiddish shadkhn, from Middle Hebrew shadhkhān, from Late Hebrew shiddēkh to arrange a marriage