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

Examples of marcher in a Sentence

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Campus police initially estimated that about 1,000 protesters were on campus but raised that figure to 2,500 after the marchers reached the west side of campus. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024 Rather than marking a single death, the marchers — led by trumpet players and people carrying a casket reminiscent of a cigarette pack — were demanding the demise of menthol cigarettes. Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024 At the end of the day, four marchers lay dead, while many others were injured and hospitalized. Paul Draus, The Conversation, 1 Mar. 2024 As some marchers scramble into a nearby patch of woods, a flash-bang goes off. David Peisner, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024 But unlike Bloody Tuesday in Tuscaloosa, news photographers and television cameras captured the images of Black marchers being beat by white police officers. Rodney Coates, The Conversation, 20 Feb. 2024 At one point, the line of marchers extended from the Price Center to the North Torrey Pines Living and Learning Neighborhood, more than a quarter of a mile away. Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2024 Remarkably, Hamas’s attacks were denounced by leaders in the UAE, Bahrain, and elsewhere across the region, and the Arab Street has been far more quiet (including Israeli Arabs) than performative marchers in the West. TIME, 20 Feb. 2024 The traditional March for Life snowstorm rolled in over D.C. last week, and the endless line of pink-cheeked pro-life marchers offered one kind of witness for women and children. Leah Libresco Sargeant, National Review, 24 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Noun (2)

1589, in the meaning defined above

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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 18 Apr. 2024.

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