Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913 Matchmaker /măch'-mākˌ-ẽr/ · Match·mak·er · IPA /ˈmæt͡ʃˌmeɪkɚ/ 01 n. One who makes matches for burning or kinding. 1. One who makes matches for burning or kinding. 2. One who tries to bring about marriages.