grand marshal

noun

: a person honored as the ceremonial marshal of a parade

Examples of grand marshal in a Sentence

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Jim Barth, a longtime Los Gatos resident and immediate past president of the Los Gatos Lions Club, will serve as grand marshal in the town’s annual Holiday Parade, which kicks off at 11 a.m. Saturday. Sal Pizarro, The Mercury News, 6 Dec. 2024 Carrillo was also associated with the Laguna Beach Little League and over the years was honored as grand marshal in the town’s Patriots Day Parade and as the person of the year. Erika I. Ritchie, Orange County Register, 3 Dec. 2024 Johnson, the grand marshal, told Hamlin to lean into the villain role like Johnson has in his return to the WWE. Mark Long, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Mar. 2024 Raising Canes founder Todd Graves will serve as grand marshal. Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 16 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for grand marshal 

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of grand marshal was in 1951

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“Grand marshal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grand%20marshal. Accessed 15 Dec. 2024.

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