Some 16th-century Italian clergymen tried to ban coffee because they believed it to be “satanic.” However, Pope Clement VII loved coffee so much that he lifted the ban and had coffee baptized in 1600.
MATCHMAKER
matchmaker, matcher, marriage broker
(noun) someone who arranges (or tries to arrange) marriages for others
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
matchmaker (plural matchmakers)
Someone who finds suitable dates or marriage partners for other people.
Synonyms: marriage broker, yenta (Judaism)
Antonym: matchbreaker
(by extension) Someone who arranges professional boxing matches.
Someone who makes matchsticks.
Source: Wiktionary
Match"mak`er, n.
1. One who makes matches for burning or kinding.
2. One who tries to bring about marriages.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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