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marcher¹

  • /ˈmɑːtʃə/ UK
  • /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tʃə(ɹ)

Where it comes from

From Middle English marcher, marchere, marcheyre, marchier, marchowrys pl; equivalent to march (from Anglo-Norman and Old French; akin to Old English germearc, Gothic marka (“boundary”)) + -er (inhabitant suffix).

noun marchers

  1. historical An inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord.
  2. historical A border territory, a march (now only in (attributive) use). Here is a scene of the marcher state of which they were margraves being turned into a duchy under Henry II Jasomirgott, who has made his capital at Vienna.

marcher²

  • /ˈmɑːtʃə/ UK
  • /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɚ/ US

Rhymes with -ɑː(ɹ)tʃə(ɹ)

noun marchers

  1. One who marches; one who participates in a march. Mr. Nelson covered the Selma-to-Montgomery freedom marches, including Bloody Sunday, on March 7, 1965, when 600 marchers were attacked with billy clubs and tear gas.

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"marcher." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/marcher. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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Chicago

"marcher." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/marcher.

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@misc{marcher_2026,
  title = {marcher},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/marcher},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}