marcher

Everyday

1. A person who walks in a march, especially a protest march or a parade. tree →
2. (history, UK) The Marcher Lords were powerful nobles who ruled the borderlands («the Marches») between England and Wales. tree →

In the lessons

In history and citizenship lessons, marchers take part in protests (like the civil rights marches in the USA or the suffragette marches in the UK) to show what they believe. In parades, marchers walk in step, like bands on Remembrance Day or St Patrick's Day. Phrases: «peace marchers», «protest marchers», «thousands of marchers».

Examples

• Thousands of marchers walked through the city to protest. tree →
• The marchers carried banners and sang songs. tree →
• Civil rights marchers crossed the bridge at Selma in 1965. tree →
• The police closed the road so the marchers could pass. tree →
• Marchers in the St Patrick's Day parade wore green. tree →
• Each marcher held a candle for peace. tree →
• The Marcher Lords guarded the border with Wales. tree →
• Some marchers walked over 300 miles. tree →

Note

Countable: one marcher, two marchers. From «march» + «-er». Peaceful protest is a legal right in the UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Ireland, within rules. Not a maths word, though counting marchers is a classic estimation problem.