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单词 marriage broker
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Definition of marriage broker in English:

marriage broker

noun
  • (in a culture where arranged marriages are customary) a person who arranges marriages for a fee.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Though there are marriage brokers their charges are exorbitant and sometimes they may fail in their attempts,’ he said.
    • Disappointed by this development, the marriage broker attending their meeting tells Norman he must retract the ‘61 per cent probability of success’ he had calculated for the couple.
    • That film's dizzy dancer has metamorphosised into a beauteous marriage broker.
    • Marriages were arranged by family members or professional marriage brokers.
    • There was a time when the search for a bride or bridegroom necessarily involved the services of the local marriage broker with a photo album tucked under his arm.
 
 

Definition of marriage broker in US English:

marriage broker

nounˈmɛrɪdʒ ˈbroʊkər
  • (in a culture where arranged marriages are customary) a person who arranges marriages for a fee.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Disappointed by this development, the marriage broker attending their meeting tells Norman he must retract the ‘61 per cent probability of success’ he had calculated for the couple.
    • There was a time when the search for a bride or bridegroom necessarily involved the services of the local marriage broker with a photo album tucked under his arm.
    • That film's dizzy dancer has metamorphosised into a beauteous marriage broker.
    • Marriages were arranged by family members or professional marriage brokers.
    • Though there are marriage brokers their charges are exorbitant and sometimes they may fail in their attempts,’ he said.
 
 
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