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仲人 — meaning in English

nakōdo

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English meaning

  • matchmaker noun A person who introduces people in hopes of starting a romantic relationship or marriage.
  • matchmaking noun The practice of trying to bring two people together romantically.

Senses

仲人 is used for these senses in English:

  • go-between (shogi) A shogi piece, used in chu shogi and larger shogi variants, that can move one step straight forward or straight backwards.
  • matchmaker Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.
  • matchmaking An attempt to make two people romantically interested in each other, especially an attempt to set up a date between people or to arrange a marriage.

matchmaker — full definition

  1. noun A person who introduces people in hopes of starting a romantic relationship or marriage.
  2. noun Someone who arranges professional sporting contests, especially boxing bouts.

matchmaking — full definition

  1. noun The practice of trying to bring two people together romantically.
  2. noun A service or system that pairs people or teams together, including in online games.

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