shadkhan
or shad·chan, schat·chen
[ Yiddish, Ashkenazic Hebrew, English shaht-khuh n; Sephardic Hebrew shaht-khahn ]
/ Yiddish, Ashkenazic Hebrew, English ˈʃɑt xən; Sephardic Hebrew ʃɑtˈxɑn /
noun, plural shad·kha·nim [Yiddish, Ashkenazic Hebrew shaht-khaw-nim; Sephardic Hebrew shaht-khah-neem] /Yiddish, Ashkenazic Hebrew ʃɑtˈxɔ nɪm; Sephardic Hebrew ʃɑt xɑˈnim/, English shad·khans. Yiddish and Hebrew.
a person who arranges Jewish marriages; matchmaker.
Origin of shadkhan
Yiddish
shatkhn < Hebrew
shadhkhān, derivative of
shiddēkh arrange a marriage
Words nearby shadkhan
shaded,
shades,
shades of,
shadfly,
shading,
shadkhan,
shadoof,
shadow,
shadow bands,
shadow box,
shadow cabinet