English

matcher

From match + -er.

Formed from match + -er

Proto-Germanic *makô ‘an equal’

Proto-West Germanic *makkjō

Old English mæċċa ‘companion’

Middle English macche ‘a bride or mate’

English match

Today it means

noun One who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages or relationships for others; a matchmaker.

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