marcher
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Definition of marcher
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (historical)An inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord.
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noun
- (historical)An inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord.
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(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.”
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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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Etymology
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).
Words you can make from marcher
83 playable · top: CHARMER (14 pts)
Best play charmer 14 points6-letter words
3 words5-letter words
15 words4-letter words
30 words- CHAM 11 pts
- CHEM 11 pts
- MACH 11 pts
- MECH 11 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- AHEM 9 pts
- ARCH 9 pts
- CHAR 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- HAEM 9 pts
- HAME 9 pts
- HARM 9 pts
- HERM 9 pts
- ACME 8 pts
- CAME 8 pts
- CRAM 8 pts
- MACE 8 pts
- MARC 8 pts
- MERC 8 pts
- HARE 7 pts
- HEAR 7 pts
- RHEA 7 pts
- ACRE 6 pts
- CARE 6 pts
- CARR 6 pts
- MARE 6 pts
- RACE 6 pts
- REAM 6 pts
- RARE 4 pts
- REAR 4 pts
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