1. a person or thing that matches or pairs items together
2. a person who arranges marriages or romantic partnerships
3. a computer program or algorithm that compares and identifies corresponding elements
Usage: computing

Examples

• The color matcher helped customers find paint that perfectly complemented their furniture.
• She worked as a professional matcher, pairing job seekers with suitable employers.
• The dating service employed an experienced matcher to connect compatible singles.
• The software’s pattern matcher could identify similar images in the database.
• As a matcher for the adoption agency, she carefully paired families with pets.
• The string matcher found all instances of the search term in the document.