Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Matchmaking \Match"mak`ing\, n.
   1. The act or process of making matches for kindling or
      burning.

   2. The act or process of trying to bring about a marriage for
      others.

Matchmaking \Match"mak`ing\, a.
   Busy in making or contriving marriages; as, a matchmaking
   woman.