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marcher en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈmɑːtʃə/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

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).

Meanings

  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. 2013, Simon Winder, Danubia, Picador, published 2014, page 42:

Forms

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marchers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

Lordship Marcher · marchership · Earl Marcher · Lord Marcher

marcher en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɑɹt͡ʃɚ/ (US)
  • /ˈmɑːtʃə/ (UK)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Etymology tree English march Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English marcher From march + -er (agent noun suffix).

Meanings

  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. 2009 October 21, Dennis Hevesi, “Jack Nelson, Journalist, Dies at 80”, in The New York Times, retrieved 12 Jun 2014:

Forms

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marchers Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

hunger marcher · nightmarcher · peace marcher