proxenete
noun
prox·e·nete
ˈpräksəˌnēt
variants or less commonly proxenet
-net
plural -s
: a person who negotiates on another's behalf
specifically : marriage broker
Word History
Etymology
French or Latin; French proxénète, from Latin proxeneta, from Greek proxenētēs, from proxenein to do something for someone else, from proxenos