marcher1
[mahr-cher]
- a person who marches on foot: a line of marchers.
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marcher2
[mahr-cher]
- an inhabitant of, or an officer or lord having jurisdiction over, a march or border territory.
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Examples from the Web for marcher
Contemporary Examples
CWA Union Marcher Steve Wisniewoki of Orlando works for the same company as Petty, AT&T CenturyLink.
Historical Examples
There will be more to say about these Marcher barons later on.
Owen Glyndwr and the Last Struggle for Welsh IndependenceArthur Granville Bradley
At the door he found Marcher, sprang into the saddle, and rode away.
Rodman the KeeperConstance Fenimore Woolson
It was wide enough for a horse, and showed the track of Marcher's hoofs.
Rodman the KeeperConstance Fenimore Woolson
There came in fact a moment when Marcher felt a positive pang.
The Beast in the JungleHenry James
I think,” poor Marcher returned, “that all sides are the same to me.
The Beast in the JungleHenry James
marcher
- an inhabitant of any of the Marches
- (formerly)
- a lord governing and defending such a borderland
- (as modifier)the marcher lords
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