A matchmaker, or

marriage broker Matchmaking is the process of pairing two or more people together, usually for the purpose of marriage, in which case the intermediary or matchmaker is also known as a marriage broker. Matchmaking may be done as a profession for a fee or it may ...

, is a person who engages in pairing single people for marriage, sometimes as a profession. More broadly, this may refer to other brokers to find suitable pairings in business or other fields. Matchmaker or The Matchmaker may also refer to:

Films and television

Feature films

* ''The Matchmaker'' (1934 film), an Italian comedy film directed by Amleto Palermi * ''The Matchmaker'' (1958 film), a 1958 film starring Shirley Booth * ''The Matchmaker'' (1997 film), a 1997 film starring Janeane Garofalo * ''The Matchmaker'' (2010 film), a 2010 Israeli film * ''The Matchmaker'' (2018 film), a short drama film directed by Leonora Pitts

Television

* ''Matchmaker'' (game show), a late 1980s dating show * ''Matchmaker'', an English-language Canadian television series * ''

Svaty ''Svaty'' (; ; English: "Matchmakers" or "The In-Laws") is a Ukrainian Russian-language comedy series from the production company Kvartal-95. In total, seven seasons were created and the musical ''Novogodniye Svaty'' ("New Year's In-Laws"). Al ...

'', a Ukrainian TV series * "Matchmaker" (''How I Met Your Mother''), a 2005 episode of the situation comedy ''How I Met Your Mother'' * "The Matchmaker" (''Frasier''), a 1994 episode of the situation comedy ''Frasier'' * ''The Matchmakers'' (TV series), a 2023 South Korean television series

Songs, plays and paintings

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Matchmaker, Matchmaker "Matchmaker, Matchmaker" is a song from the 1964 musical ''Fiddler on the Roof'', with music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. The play was later made into a film in 1971. The story revolves around a poor Jewish milkman, Tevye, and his ...

”, a 1964 song from the musical ''Fiddler on the Roof'' * ''

The Matchmaker ''The Matchmaker'' is a 1954 Broadway play by Thornton Wilder, a rewritten version of his 1938 play '' The Merchant of Yonkers''. History The play has a long and colorful history. John Oxenford's 1835 one-act farce ''A Day Well Spent'' ha ...

'', a 1955 play by Thornton Wilder * ''

The Matchmaker (painting) ''The Matchmaker'' or ''The Procuress'' is an oil on panel painting by Dutch artist Gerard van Honthorst, created in 1625, now in the Centraal Museum in Utrecht, for which it was bought in 1951 by the Vereniging Rembrandt. History and descripti ...

'', a 1625 painting by Gerard van Honthorst * ''Matchmaker'', a 1975 play by John B. Keane * "Matchmaker", a song by Hailey Blais on the 2023 album

Wisecrack Wit is a form of intelligent humour—the ability to say or write things that are clever and typically funny. Someone witty, also known as a wit, is a person skilled at wit, making spontaneous one-line or single-phrase jokes. Forms of wit incl ...

Other uses

Matchmakers Matchmakers is a brand of chocolate sticks currently owned and made by Nestlé. Thin, twig-like and brittle, they were first launched in 1968 by Rowntree's and were one-third of the length they are now - about the length of a match. For many yea ...

, an elongated confectionery snack *

Matchmakers' Union The Matchmakers' Union (founded as The Union of Women Matchmakers) was a British trade union formed in 1888 following the successful Matchgirls' strike. On its creation, it was the largest union of women and girls in the country, and inspired a wa ...

, a trade association for match factory workers

Films and television

Feature films

Television

Songs, plays and paintings

Other uses

See also