Meanings
marcher1
plural marchers
- historicalAn inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord.First known use 14th c.
- historicalA border territory, a march (now only in (attributive) use).First known use 15th c.
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
marcher2
plural marchers
- 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
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
marcher · noun
- Middle Englishmarcher
- Englishmarcher
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).
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