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

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When the open housing marches in the summer of 1966 drew massive violence from white supremacist organizations such as the KKK and the American Nazi Party in Chicago, the Tribune cast the Black marchers as the problem for inciting trouble. Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025 The 264th New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade rolls through Manhattan Monday at 11 a.m. Grand Marshall Michael Benn, the chairman of the Queens County St. Patrick’s Parade Committee in Rockaway, will lead 150,000 marchers up Fifth Ave. Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 16 Mar. 2025 In New York, marchers snaked their way past Trump Tower Saturday. Jasmine Baehr, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025 On Sunday, Reed and activists will march from the City of St. Jude Church to the steps of the State Capitol, retracing the historic route marchers took in 1965. Axios, 21 Mar. 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

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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 7 May. 2025.

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