marcher means an inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 78 out of 100.
marcher is pronounced /ˈmɑːtʃə/.
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).
noun
- An inhabitant of a march (border country); specifically, a marcher lord.
- 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.”
- 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.”