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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Matchmaker

/măch'-mākˌ-ẽr/ · Match·mak·er · IPA /ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɚ/
01 n. One who makes matches for burning or kinding.
  1. 1.
    One who makes matches for burning or kinding.
  2. 2.
    One who tries to bring about marriages.