ganchero

el ganchero, la ganchera
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
masculine or feminine noun
1.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(general)
Regionalism used in Argentina
(Argentina)
Regionalism used in Paraguay
(Paraguay)
Regionalism used in Uruguay
(Uruguay)
a. matchmaker
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
A Leandro le encanta hacer de ganchero. Ahora está tratando de engancharme con un amigo suyo.Leandro loves to play the matchmaker. He's now trying to fix me up with a friend of his.
An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
adjective
2.
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
(colloquial)
(general)
Regionalism used in Argentina
(Argentina)
Regionalism used in Paraguay
(Paraguay)
Regionalism used in Uruguay
(Uruguay)
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
Fernanda no es nada ganchera. Le pedí que me presentara a su primo y no quiso.Fernanda doesn't like to fix people up at all. I asked her to introduce me to her cousin, but she didn't want to.
Ramón es reganchero y siempre está tratando de hacer que sus amigos tengan citas entre sí.Ramon's always playing Cupid, and trying to get his friends to date each other.
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