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rematchmaker

rematchmaker noun: one who reunites a romantic couple.

Noun

rematchmaker (plural rematchmakers)

  1. One who reunites a romantic couple.
    • Janet feels that she needs the companionship of an animal, whereas Ethel Shutta has a “George Olsen, Junior,” to play with. “I’ll take the case to the Supreme Court if necessary,” exclaimed Janet hotly. “I must have my Muggsy.” […] Maybe Muggsy may prove to be a rematchmaker.1933 April 30, “These Ziegfeld Blondes Were So Alike that Wally Won, Starred and Lost Them Both: First Ethel Walked Out With the Dashing Bandmaster; Now Janet Wails: “I’m Through With Love---Give Me...
    • 12-Year-Old Rematchmaker […] My parents are divorced and I am trying to get them back together.1979 October 10, Sapulpa Daily Herald, volume 66, number 23, Sapulpa, Okla., page three-A

Examples of rematchmaker in a sentence

  • Facts of Life⁠: Molly plays rematchmaker for estranged parents.1980 June 4, Democrat and Chronicle, Rochester, N.Y.: Gannett Co., Inc., page 2C:
  • The series failures kept coming, including hospitality soap “Hotel,” “Dynasty” spinoff “The Colbys,” and “Finder of Lost Loves,” about a rich rematchmaker.1996 March 8, Steve Johnson, “TV’s most prolific producer has developed a formula for success that is still creating a demand for the...

Forms of rematchmaker

pluralrematchmakers

Origin of rematchmaker

From rematch + maker, after matchmaker.

Questions about rematchmaker

What does rematchmaker mean?
Rematchmaker means one who reunites a romantic couple.
How do you use rematchmaker in a sentence?
Facts of Life⁠: Molly plays rematchmaker for estranged parents.
What part of speech is rematchmaker?
Rematchmaker is a noun.
What is the plural of rematchmaker?
The plural of rematchmaker is rematchmakers.

Words near rematchmaker in the dictionary

  1. rematch
  2. rematched
  3. rematches
  4. rematching
  5. rematchings
  6. rematchmaker
  7. rematchmakers
  8. remate
  9. remated
  10. rematerialisation
  11. rematerialisations

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