matchmaker
Arranger of unions
A matchmaker is someone who arranges romantic partnerships between others, either professionally or as a meddling friend or relative: My aunt fancies herself a matchmaker and is always setting me up on dates.
The term extends to anyone who brings parties together for mutual benefit—a matchmaker might connect investors with startups or job seekers with employers.
Agent connecting separate parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
- introducerOne who presents another
connector · networker · liaison · middleman · agent · negotiator · arranger · coordinator
Nosy, meddling woman
- marriage brokerArranger of matrimonial unions
- wedding plannerProfessional ceremony organizer
- dating coachRomantic guidance professional
- consultantProfessional advice provider
service · agency · app · platform · algorithm · profile · screening · vetting
Pursuing romantic connections
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- pairingJoining two together
- couplingJoint between systems
singles · compatibility · chemistry · attraction · suitor · prospect · arrangement · setup
go-between
Agent connecting separate parties
- facilitatorNeutral process guide
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- mediatorNeutral conflict resolver
introducer · connector · networker · liaison · middleman · agent · negotiator · arranger · coordinator · fixer
yenta
Nosy, meddling woman
- marriage brokerArranger of matrimonial unions
- wedding plannerProfessional ceremony organizer
- dating coachRomantic guidance professional
consultant · service · agency · app · platform · algorithm · profile · screening · vetting · interviewing
dating
Pursuing romantic connections
- courtshipSeeking another's romantic favor
- introductionPreliminary section or presentation
- pairingJoining two together
coupling · singles · compatibility · chemistry · attraction · suitor · prospect · arrangement · setup · blind date
Cupid
Roman love deity
arrow · bow · deity · cherub · Valentine · fate · destiny · red thread · divine · blessing
arranged marriage
Family-selected spousal pairing
- traditionCustom passed through generations
- familyRelated people together
- eldersSenior community members
dowry · horoscope · caste · clan · alliance · lineage · blessing · approval · meeting · ceremony
- matchmakingintroduction, setup, broker, fix-up, dating agencies
- tribal marriagebride price, bridewealth, marriage ceremony, tribal ceremonies, wedding rituals
- Orthodox JudaismTorah study, yeshiva, kosher, shabbat, Hasidic
- Jewish PeopleAshkenazi, Sephardi, Orthodox Jew, Conservative Jew, Reform Jew
- marriagebride, groom, wedding, husband, wife
- courtshipcourting, courtship, suitor, betrothal, wooing
matchmakerdivorce lawyer
Attorney for ending marriages
divorce attorney · homewrecker · divorce mediator · adulterer · family court judge
matchmakerdivider
Thing that partitions
gossip · troublemaker · instigator · meddler · rumor-monger
matchmakerisolator
Device severing electrical connection
separator · divider · blocker · gatekeeper · cockblocker
- matchmaking servicesProfessional partner-finding assistance