matchmaker

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This matchmaker is here to give women a unique perspective on dating - an inside peak into the male brain.

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  1. noun One who arranges or tries to arrange marriages.
  2. noun One who arranges athletic competitions, especially in professional boxing.

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  • "I do believe I am going to set up as a matchmaker, Sophie Heaven help us all," she said. —  Mary Balogh - Irresistible.pdf
  • Both promotions share the same matchmaker -- Chris Middendorf -- and that, —  Boxing Along The Beltway
  • A matchmaker is a person meeting individuals so there is an actual person doing a basic verification just like you would in a bar or on the street. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • The benefit of a matchmaker is that someone else has met the potential date and they have decided you two would be a great fit for a date. —  Find Free Articles - ArticlesBase
  • If JCafeLA's mission is to play matchmaker, then the recurring mega-mixer is in business: two couples who met at previous JCafeLA events are now engaged. —  Articles
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