sensale

Meaning

1. (by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) commercial agent
2. (broadly, by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine) matchmaker (arranger of marriages)

Concepts

broker

agent

factor

marriage broker

matcher

matchmaker

Synonyms

agente

operatore

acquisitore

broker

corrispondente

intermediario

paraninfo

pronubo

prosseneta

rappresentante

cozzone

corrispondente commerciale

mezzale

sensale di matrimoni

Translations

courtier

corretor

corredor

agente de negocios

Makler

makelaar

broker

matrimonier

دلال

εμπορικός αντιπρόσωπος

προξενήτρα

agent

εμπορομεσίτης

agent de negocis

Broker

Hyphenated as

sen‧sà‧le

Pronounced as (IPA)

/senˈsa.le/

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic سِمْسار (simsār), from Persian سپسار (sapsâr), both meaning “mediator”.
Compare Sicilian sinzali.