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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The man directing thousands of marchers with a bullhorn in downtown San Jose on April 5 was another tech worker who would not give his full name for fear of being identified by Trump backers. Nicholas Riccardi, Chicago Tribune, 13 Apr. 2025 On March 25, the marchers made it to the state capitol building, joined by additional protestors swelling their ranks to some 25,000. Chadd Scott, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025 About a dozen neo-Nazis, wearing all black clothing and red face masks the marchers in Columbus also wore, were seen on traffic cameras waving the swastika flags. Alaa Elassar, CNN, 8 Feb. 2025 The attack is horrifying: The marchers’ police escort stops, effectively trapping them on the road, as British loyalists appear over a hill and race down to mercilessly beat men, women, and children with rocks and clubs. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 11 Dec. 2024 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 21 May. 2025.

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