marcher

[ mahr-cher ]

/ ˈmɑr tʃər /

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noun

a person who marches on foot: a line of marchers.

Nearby words

march to a different beat, march-order, march-past, march., marche, marcher, marches, marchesa, marchese, marcheshvan, marchiafava-bignami disease

Origin of marcher

First recorded in 1605–15; march¹ + -er¹

Definition for marcher (2 of 2)

marcher

[ mahr-cher ]

/ ˈmɑr tʃər /

noun History/Historical.

an inhabitant of, or an officer or lord having jurisdiction over, a march or border territory.

Origin of marcher

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; see origin at march², -er¹

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Examples from the Web for marcher

CWA Union Marcher Steve Wisniewoki of Orlando works for the same company as Petty, AT&T CenturyLink.
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The machinery of government was probably more complete and elaborate in Glamorgan than in any other Marcher Lordship.
Medival Wales|A. G. Little
Yet the Marcher Lords did something for Welsh civilisation in their earlier centuries.
Medival Wales|A. G. Little
Despenser's action provoked extreme indignation among all the marcher lords.
The History of England|T.F. Tout

The marcher lords deliberately stood aside, and the result was inevitable disaster.
The History of England|T.F. Tout
March is here, as so frequently in Spenser and others, simply the French marcher.
The Shakespeare-Expositor: An Aid to the Perfect Understanding of Shakespeare's Plays|Thomas Keightley

British Dictionary definitions for marcher

marcher

/ (ˈmɑːtʃə) /

noun

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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