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Meaning of "marriage broker" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MARRIAGE BROKER

marriage broker  [ˈmærɪdʒ ˈbrəʊkə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARRIAGE BROKER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Marriage broker is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MARRIAGE BROKER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

marriage broker

Matchmaking

Matchmaking is the process of matching two or more people together, usually for the purpose of marriage, but the word is also used in the context of sporting events, such as boxing, and in business.

Definition of marriage broker in the English dictionary

The definition of marriage broker in the dictionary is a person whose job is to arrange marriages.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MARRIAGE BROKER


breaststroker
ˈbrɛstˌstrəʊkə
broker
ˈbrəʊkə
carioca
ˌkærɪˈəʊkə
coca
ˈkəʊkə
croaker
ˈkrəʊkə
Fukuoka
ˌfuːkuːˈəʊkə
interbroker
ˌɪntəˈbrəʊkə
joker
ˈdʒəʊkə
mediocre
ˌmiːdɪˈəʊkə
oca
ˈəʊkə
oka
ˈəʊkə
pawnbroker
ˈpɔːnˌbrəʊkə
poker
ˈpəʊkə
proker
ˈprəʊkə
Roca
ˈrəʊkə
Shizuoka
ˌʃiːzuːˈəʊkə
smoker
ˈsməʊkə
soca
ˈsəʊkə
stockbroker
ˈstɒkˌbrəʊkə
stroker
ˈstrəʊkə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MARRIAGE BROKER

marriage
marriage bed
marriage bonds
marriage bureau
marriage ceremony
marriage certificate
marriage counselling
marriage customs
marriage guidance
marriage guidance counsellor
marriage licence
marriage lines
marriage of convenience
marriage partner
marriage rate
marriage settlement
marriage vows
marriageability
marriageable
marriageableness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MARRIAGE BROKER

baby broker
bill broker
booker
cooker
curbstone broker
customs broker
Government Broker
honest broker
hooker
insurance broker
interdealer broker
kerb broker
looker
mortgage broker
power broker
pressure cooker
ship-broker
slow cooker
snooker
stoker

Synonyms and antonyms of marriage broker in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «marriage broker» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MARRIAGE BROKER

Find out the translation of marriage broker to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of marriage broker from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «marriage broker» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

媒人
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agente matrimonial
570 millions of speakers

English

marriage broker
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शादी दलाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وسيط الزواج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

брачное агентство
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

corretor de casamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিবাহ দালাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

courtier en mariage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Broker perkahwinan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heiratsvermittler
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

結婚ブローカー
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

결혼 브로커
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Broker marriage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự chia tay
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருமண தரகர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विवाह दलाल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Evlilik komisyoncusu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

mediatore di matrimoni
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

małżeństwo broker
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шлюбне агентство
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

broker căsătorie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γάμος μεσίτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huwelik makelaar
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

äktenskapsmäklare
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ekteskap megler
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of marriage broker

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARRIAGE BROKER»

The term «marriage broker» is normally little used and occupies the 140.200 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARRIAGE BROKER» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about marriage broker

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARRIAGE BROKER»

Discover the use of marriage broker in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to marriage broker and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Transnational Marriage: New Perspectives from Europe and Beyond
Against the background of protracted conflict, the figure of the marriage broker has undergone change through increasing professionalization and bureaucratization. Retired government clerical officials and accounting staff from the private and ...
Katharine Charsley, 2013
2
Lute Song
Is the Marriage Broker here? LI-WANG. She is, my Lord. PRINCE. Bring her before me. [LI-WANG moves R and summon* MARRIAGE BROKER off R with his fan.] [The MARRIAGE BROKER enters R, crosses to R c and kneels. She is elderly ...
Ming Gao, 1954
3
Congressional Record, V. 149, PT. 13, July 8, 2003 to July ...
The term 'client' means a United States citizen or legal permanent resident who makes a payment or incurs a debt in order to utilize the services of an international marriage broker. ••(2) Crime of violence.— The term 'crime of violence' has the ...
U S Congress, 2007
4
United States Code, 2006, V. 4, Title 8, Aliens and ...
(B) Federal criminal penalty In circumstances in or affecting interstate or foreign commerce, an international marriage broker that, within the special maritime and territorial jurisdiction of the United States, violates (or attempts to violate) ...
House, Office of the Law Revision Counsel
5
Love, Sex, and Marriage: A Historical Thesaurus
... match-maker* al639 — ; match-broker 1654; proxenete 1659 + al693 + 1818; match-monger 1681; marriage broker 1681 + [1986 arch]; flesh- broker [[1690 die ] + al700 si]; marriage-bawd 1698; marriage-huckster 1700; wife-broker 1700; ...
Julie Coleman, 1999
6
Talking Horse: Bernard Malamud on Life and Work
said the marriage broker. “Then if you're looking for something extraordinary, I have a girl of the finest quality, descended from twenty generations of rabbis, the best of the very best.” But the young man replied, “Listen, mister, I don't want to ...
Bernard Malamud, Alan Cheuse, Nicholas Delbanco, 1997
7
The Treasure: A Drama in Four Acts
TILLE Then a marriage broker is a finer thing than a grave-digger. THE MARRIAGE BROKER And the best thing of all is to get married oneself, eh? TILLE That depends. THE MARRIAGE BROKER [Takes a cigarette and then hands the case to ...
David Pinski, 1915
8
Reports of Cases Heard and Determined in the Appellate ...
Where a woman, in pursuance of a previous agreement made with a marriage broker employed by her, after her marriage procures money and land from her husband, who is ignorant of the agreement, and pays the broker his stipulated fee by ...
New York (State). Supreme Court. Appellate Division, Marcus Tullius Hun, Jerome B. Fisher, 1898
9
Congressional Record, V. 151, Pt. 16, September 26 to ...
This subtitle may be cited as the "International Marriage Broker Regulation Act of 2005". ... admitted to the United States for pernuinent residence and who utilizes the services of an international marriage broker, and includes an alien residing ...
Congress, 2009
10
Algorithms Unplugged
35.1. Problem. A marriage broker attempts to create the greatest possible number of couples from a given set of men and women. A necessary condition is that the two persons who form a couple are mutually friendly. We also assume the ...
Berthold Vöcking, Helmut Alt, Martin Dietzfelbinger, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARRIAGE BROKER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term marriage broker is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Indian Man Arrested for marrying Young Child Bride
Ratan Lal's marriage broker, Jamuni Bai, has not yet been captured. According to local police, he is notorious for arranging illegal marriages ... «DESIblitz, Jul 15»
2
Six dating and mating tips in the digital era
GUYS, POSE WITH PETS If there's one thing that's remained mandatory whether it's the marriage broker or the online matchmaker, it's the ... «Times of India, Jul 15»
3
Review: A Young Cast for the Young Lovers of 'Madama Butterfly'
Alexander Lee brought a bright tenor voice and impish vitality to Goro, the scheming marriage broker. Young Kwang Yoo's solid baritone voice ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
4
Kottakkal sex scandal gets murkier | Thiruvananthapuram NYOOOZ
Childline officials said the girl`s father—a driver-cum-marriage broker—solicited customers by showing them the 12-year-old`s photograph, and ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
5
Why this 35-year-old man secretly married a 6-year-old girl
The 51-year-old marriage broker is known for arranging marriages ... of the witnesses he had as a guest was said to be marriage broker Bai. «ynaija, Jul 15»
6
Police seek 'illegal child marriage broker' after pictures show 35 …
Marriage broker Jamuni Bai, 51, is known for arranging marriages with child brides for a fee of around £350 'in the name of tradition', say police ... «The Standard Digital News, Jul 15»
7
'I must save my life and not risk my family's safety!': Untold Stories of …
She calls herself a marriage broker; in reality, she sells Syrian girls to men looking for brides at bargain prices" (Ward, 2013, May 15, para.1). «Jadaliyya, Jun 15»
8
German software giant boosts Palestinian IT sector
The marriage broker was the Office of the Quartet Representative (OQR), which has a brief to promote economic development. Tony Blair is ... «Deutsche Welle, Jun 15»
9
Madame Butterfly review – fluttering life of a geisha bride
... buys a young bride from a marriage broker. Nixon hints at, but does not dwell on, the grimly exploitative relationship between the colonisers ... «The Guardian, Jun 15»
10
Ronald A. Wilford, Manager to a Host of Legendary Maestros, Dies …
“I'm kind of a marriage broker, particularly with a conductor. And I am absolutely ruthless if it comes down to telling an orchestra to go to hell if I ... «New York Times, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Marriage broker [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/marriage-broker>. May 2024 ».
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