marcher

¹ American  

[mahr-cher] / ˈmɑr tʃər /

noun

1. a person who marches march on foot.

   a line of marchers.

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marcher ² American  

[mahr-cher] / ˈmɑr tʃər /

noun

History/Historical.

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

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marcher British  

/ ˈmɑːtʃə /

noun

1. an inhabitant of any of the Marches

2. 1. a lord governing and defending such a borderland

   2. ( as modifier )

      the marcher lords

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Etymology

Origin of marcher¹

First recorded in 1605–15; march ¹ + -er ¹

Origin of marcher¹

late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; march ², -er ¹

Example Sentences

The government hopes a softer touch will cause the marchers to be satisfied with making their point.

From The Wall Street Journal

The suffrage coin showed a marcher with a “votes for women” sign.

From The Wall Street Journal

A few hundred metres to the north, at the gates of Gyeongbokgung palace, marchers held aloft more banners as they chanted a very different message.

From BBC

The last time it happened was in 1965, when Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the Alabama National Guard to protect civil rights marchers marching from Selma to Montgomery.

From Los Angeles Times

Tensions were high from the start, with organizers surrounding and trying to block a black SUV as it inched across the bridge toward marchers.

From Salon

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