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marcher

Syllables: march·er/ˈmɑːtʃə/US/ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɚ/

marcher noun: an inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord.

Noun (1)

marcher (plural marchers)

  1. (historical) An inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord.
  2. (historical) A border territory, a march (now only in (attributive) use).
    • Here is a scene of the marcher state of which they were margraves being turned into a duchy under Henry II Jasomirgott, who has made his capital at Vienna.2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 42

Noun (2)

marcher (plural marchers)

  1. One who marches; one who participates in a march.
    • Mr. Nelson covered the Selma-to-Montgomery freedom marches, including Bloody Sunday, on March 7, 1965, when 600 marchers were attacked with billy clubs and tear gas.2009 October 21, Dennis Hevesi, “Jack Nelson, Journalist, Dies at 80”, in The New York Times, retrieved 12 Jun 2014

Examples of marcher in a sentence

  • The standard-bearers led and the rest of the marchers followed.
  • Registered nurse Marchelle Bettis, center, joins hundreds of marchers supporting a sustainable energy future.
  • No toers of lines or marchers in lockstep, dozens of other Free Staters moved to Wyoming.

All 10 example sentences with marcher

Forms of marcher

pluralmarchers

Origin of marcher

From Middle English marcher, marchere, marcheyre, marchier, marchowrys pl; equivalent to march (from Anglo-Norman and Old French; akin to Old English germearc, Gothic marka (“boundary”)) + -er (inhabitant suffix).

From march + -er (agent noun suffix).

Words formed from marcher

  • hunger marcher
  • nightmarcher
  • peace marcher
  • Earl Marcher
  • Lord Marcher
  • Lordship Marcher
  • marchership

Questions about marcher

What does marcher mean?
Marcher means an inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord.
What part of speech is marcher?
Marcher is a noun.
How do you pronounce marcher?
Marcher is pronounced /ˈmɑːtʃə/ (UK).
What is the plural of marcher?
The plural of marcher is marchers.

Words near marcher in the dictionary

  1. marchedst
  2. Marchella
  3. Marchelle
  4. Marchena
  5. Marchenas
  6. marcher
  7. marchers
  8. marches
  9. marches on
  10. marches past
  11. marches to the beat of a different drum

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