marcher

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noun (1)

march·​er ˈmär-chər How to pronounce marcher (audio)
: one who inhabits a border region

marcher

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noun (2)

: one that marches
especially : one that marches for a specific cause
a peace marcher

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Dhillon said the Justice Department's new leadership has an urgency in tackling these cases, pointing to hate crime charges filed against a man who allegedly used Molotov cocktails to attack peaceful marchers in Boulder, Colorado, on June 1. Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 29 June 2025 The man accused of throwing Molotov cocktails at a group of Colorado marchers advocating for the release of hostages being held in Gaza pleaded not guilty to federal hate crime charges on Friday. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 June 2025 This is the first federal deployment of a state National Guard without the governor's permission since troops were sent to protect Civil Rights Movement marchers in 1965. Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 21 June 2025 The assailant, Mohamed Sabry Soliman, reportedly in the U.S. illegally, used homemade Molotov cocktails and a flamethrower-like device to target peaceful marchers. Garrett Shanley, Miami Herald, 8 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for marcher

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1589, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of marcher was in the 14th century

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“Marcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marcher. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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