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  • noun Plural form of matchmaker.

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Examples

  • So-called matchmakers earned fortunes getting buyers and sellers together.

    SUCCEEDING AT SEWING 2007

  • Hitherto in many places in and around the world the idea of matchmakers finding a prospective bride/groom is still prevalent.

    ReadABlog.com New Blogs and RSS Feeds 2009

  • These "matchmakers" very lead to virgin their full hitachi washing machine in singapore and woman roles and settle their sheets boot money l.

    Wii-volution 2010

  • The goal of the policy, announced last weekend, is to block the practice of "matchmakers" or brokers who lure women into paying to be married off to men in South Korea.

    feminist blogs Erin Rickard 2010

  • Like other traffickers, "matchmakers" entice impoverished women with false promises of a better life and means of sending money back to their families.

    feminist blogs Erin Rickard 2010

  • JTL, www. jtltraining.com, who act as "matchmakers" for companies and prospective apprentices in the building services industries.

    mirror.co.uk - Home 2010

  • A similar decline occurred among Jewish trainers, but Jewish managers, promoters, and matchmakers continue to maintain a presence.

    A Renegade History of the United States Thaddeus Russell 2010

  • We have replaced traditional matchmakers with sociable friends who know lots of people, invite others to parties, host dinners and plan get-togethers where their friends can meet.

    Ariel Gros-Werter: Hosted Shabbat Dinners: Mingling On A Friday Night Ariel Gros-Werter 2011

  • We have replaced traditional matchmakers with sociable friends who know lots of people, invite others to parties, host dinners and plan get-togethers where their friends can meet.

    Ariel Gros-Werter: Hosted Shabbat Dinners: Mingling On A Friday Night Ariel Gros-Werter 2011

  • Sleek new restaurants and malls push up against Chinese matchmakers' shops and driving schools.

    Signs of Change in Flushing Sumathi Reddy 2011

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