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shadchan
shad·chan [ shdkhən ] (plural shad·cha·nim [ shdkhənim ] or shad·chans) or shad·khan [ shdkhən ] (plural shad·kha·nim or shad·khans)


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Jewish marriage broker: a marriage broker for Jewish couples
[Mid-19th century. Via Yiddish shadkhn< medieval Hebrew šadděḵān< šiddēḵ "make marriage proposals"]
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