For this reason, Roughgarden describes these medium-sized males as marriage brokers.

The matter is entirely a business transaction, entered into by the parent and conducted through regular marriage brokers.

After the usual conferences between parents and marriage brokers, my father was betrothed to an undertaker's daughter in Polotzk.

Previously, the only legislative requirement was a 1996 stipulation that marriage brokers provide immigration and rights information to women in their native language.

Instead he has shelled out hundreds of dollars' worth of fees to marriage brokers over the past decade to scout for a bride.

Marriage brokers will be required to supply the pamphlet to prospective brides.