Meanings of old matchmaker in English

Or was it the old matchmaker? She turned and tried to smile.

After she'd gone, Lorraine looked at me with that old matchmaker's gleam in her eye.

The old matchmaker beamed with smiles.

Nature is a wicked old matchmaker.

Mr. and Mrs. Swancourt went off in the carriage, Knight and Elfride preferring to walk, as the skilful old matchmaker had imagined.

She looked to be about twenty years old , but she was grinning away like a smug old matchmaker from an ancient village.

As we left the room, the old matchmaker accompanied us as far as the gate, where he halted and said to the padre:-

From the conversation which followed until we reached headquarters, I readily understood that the old matchmaker was showing the rose and concealing its thorn.

Realizing it is useless to argue with a woman in tears, the old matchmaker suggested to Tiburcio that we delay the answer the customary fortnight.

"What put such an idea into your head, you delightful old matchmaker?"

"You dear old matchmaker."

"Well, now, Don Alejandro," said the old matchmaker, in flutelike tones, "we are a very simple people here at Las Palomas.

"Well, now, you must not blame me if Miss Susie was attentive to Aaron," said the old matchmaker, in conciliation, pacing the room.

"Well, now, this is a pretty pickle," said the old matchmaker, as he pulled his gray mustaches; "there isn't pen or paper in the outfit.