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marcher

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noun (1)

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

marcher

2 of 2

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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The ultimate blow came when his left hand fell off and had to be carried by marchers for the rest of the parade. Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 27 Nov. 2025 Among the hundreds of marchers clad in purple or with green bandanas, some beat drums and others carried signs. Arkansas Online, 27 Nov. 2025 But the murder leads Andrius to launch his own covert investigation without knowing whom to trust, especially as neo-Nazis threaten the marchers and politics plays its own role. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2025 Yet as the parade began, the marchers saw that this would not be a normal year. Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 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 2 Dec. 2025.

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