shadchan


shadchan

(ˈʃatxən; Hebrew ʃɑdˈxɑn) n, pl shadchanim or shadkhanim (ʃatˈxɔnɪm) , shadchansa Jewish marriage broker[from Hebrew shadhkhān, from shiddēkh to arrange a marriage]

shad•khan

or shad•chan

(ˈʃɑt xən)

n., pl. shad•kha•nim (ʃɑtˈxɔ nɪm)
shad•khans. a Jewish marriage broker. [1890–95; Yiddish shatkhn < Hebrew shadhkhān, derivative of shiddēkh arrange a marriage]
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