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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
Generic synonyms: Go-between, Intercessor, Intermediary, Intermediator, Mediator
Derivative terms: Match
Lexicographical Neighbors of Marriage Broker
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 ..."