Definition of Marriage broker

1. Noun. Someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others.

Exact synonyms: Matcher, Matchmaker
Generic synonyms: Go-between, Intercessor, Intermediary, Intermediator, Mediator
Derivative terms: Match

Lexicographical Neighbors of Marriage Broker

marram
marrams
marranos
marras
marred
marrels
marrer
marrers
marri
marriable
marriage
marriage agencies
marriage agency
marriage bed
marriage beds
marriage broker (current term)
marriage brokerage
marriage ceremony
marriage certificate
marriage certificates
marriage contract
marriage counseling
marriage counsellor
marriage finger
marriage guidance
marriage licence
marriage license
marriage lite
marriage mart

Literary usage of Marriage broker

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The American State Reports: Containing the Cases of General Value and by Abraham Clark Freeman (1905)
"Hence where a woman, in pursuance of a previous agreement made with a marriage broker employed by her, after her marriage procures money ..."

2. The American and English Encyclopedia of Law by John Houston Merrill, Charles Frederic Williams, Thomas Johnson Michie, David Shephard Garland (1889)
"A woman deposited money with a marriage broker to pay him for his efforts to obtain a husband for her. A contract was entered into in which it was ..."

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