{"loaderData":{"0":null,"0-3":[{"type":"fetchPageData/fulfilled","payload":{"_id":"home-legacy","story":{"created_at":"2023-07-04T15:14:18.526Z","published_at":"2024-05-02T04:05:00.000Z","content":{"heroModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/writing/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader/","text":"Read more.","target":"_self"}],"article":{"name":"How to Write a Scary Story: Tips to Haunt Your Readers","content":{"topicLabel":"Writing tips"}},"imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/featured/hero/how-to-write-a-scary-story-tips-to-haunt-your-reader-20251006.png","description":"Interested in crafting the next big thriller or a spooky short story? Here are some tips to get started.","subjectLabel":"Today"}],"quizModule":[{"cta":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/learn/quizzes","text":"Go to all quizzes","target":"_self"}],"image":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-quiz.png","articleLink":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/quizzes/keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","text":"Take the full quiz.","target":"_self"}],"subjectLabel":"Quiz","wordpressSlug":"keep-it-short-an-abbreviations-quiz","questionNumber":"1"}],"xotdModule":[],"gamesModule":[{"gamesList":[{"name":"Daily Crossword","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:24:23.318Z","published_at":"2024-02-07T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141299,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/crossword/","text":"Daily Crossword","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215805,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/daily-crossword.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":""},"slug":"daily-crossword","full_slug":"games/daily-crossword","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"013f4974-3fad-4e2b-8aa2-c573ef31f263","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:55.972Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Hurdle","created_at":"2023-07-07T20:42:46.109Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":337835996,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/todays-hurdle","text":"Hurdle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215808,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/hurdle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/hurdle"},"slug":"hurdle","full_slug":"games/hurdle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-30,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3342f4e9-9403-4609-a956-7cd5eab50dc9","first_published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:55.648Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Puzzle","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:31:56.964Z","published_at":"2023-07-10T17:24:59.422Z","id":336150578,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-puzzle","text":"Word Puzzle","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215807,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-puzzle.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false}},"slug":"word-puzzle","full_slug":"games/word-puzzle","sort_by_date":null,"position":-20,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"71792320-7229-4ab6-8558-b3af16f5e557","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:43.933Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true},{"name":"Word Wipe","created_at":"2023-07-04T15:28:02.623Z","published_at":"2024-02-06T05:05:00.000Z","id":336141320,"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://play.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe","text":"Word Wipe","target":"_self"}],"image":{"id":10215806,"alt":"","name":"","focus":"","title":"","source":"","filename":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/word-wipe.png","copyright":"","fieldtype":"asset","meta_data":{},"is_external_url":false},"subscriberLink":"https://www.dictionary.com/games/word-wipe"},"slug":"word-wipe","full_slug":"games/word-wipe","sort_by_date":null,"position":-10,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140985,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"3789fc63-90b3-4407-99f4-fa263d1a3e39","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T15:32:50.947Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null,"_stopResolving":true}],"description":"Calling all cruciverbalists! Sharpen your mind with crosswords and word games, or take a brain break with your favorite classic games.","subjectLabel":"Games"}],"commonModule":[],"ribbonModule":[],"trendingModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/words-for-book-lovers/","text":"Words All Book Lovers Should Add to Their Lingo Library"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/slang/passenger-princess/","text":"Do You Have a \"Passenger Princess\" In Your Car?"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/macro-vs-micro-economics/","text":"Macro vs. Micro: the Big (and Small) Difference"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/s/cool-words","text":"15 Cool Words to Add to Your Vocabulary"}]}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/french-fries-words-around-the-world/","text":"Frites, Chips, and More: French Fries Around the World"}]}}],"subjectLabel":"Trending"}],"newsletterModule":[{"title":"Salutations, logophile!","imageUrl":"https://assets.dictionary.com/home/newsletter.png","description":"Sign up to get everything a word lover could want: word origins, fun facts, and the latest language trends.","subjectLabel":"Newsletter"}],"largeRibbonModule":[],"recirculationModule":[{"articles":[{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/news-from-october-4-october-10-2025/","text":"This Week in Words: News from October 4–October 10, 2025"}],"topicLabel":"This Week in Words 🌎"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.dictionary.com/e/emoji/face-in-clouds-emoji/","text":"How Are You Using the Face in Clouds Emoji 😶‍🌫️?"}],"topicLabel":"Emoji IRL"}},{"content":{"link":[{"url":"https://www.thesaurus.com/e/grammar/whycapitali/","text":"Why Do We Capitalize the Pronoun \"I\"?"}],"topicLabel":"Writing"}}],"subjectLabel":"Featured"}]},"slug":"shared-homepage","full_slug":"homepages/shared-homepage","sort_by_date":null,"position":0,"tag_list":[],"is_startpage":false,"parent_id":336140983,"meta_data":null,"group_id":"c7ed375b-9129-448c-aeec-9f52e3fef270","first_published_at":"2023-07-04T18:23:43.845Z","release_id":null,"lang":"default","path":null,"alternates":[],"default_full_slug":null,"translated_slugs":null}},"meta":{"requestId":"-r7yyg5rQK1LyD7Uha5UB","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"luna/fetchExampleSentences/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"nlp":[{"id":"6735467-5","sentence":"Security forces fired tear gas and arrested some of the marchers.","source":{"sourceName":"Barron's","publicationDate":"2025-10-09T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-10-09T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.barrons.com/news/1-000-gather-in-new-madagascar-anti-government-protest-f3aef82d","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"AFP - Agence France Presse","title":"1,000 Gather In New Madagascar Anti-government Protest"},"offsets":[56,64]},{"id":"6730590-40","sentence":"The last time it happened was in 1965, when Lyndon B. Johnson federalized the Alabama National Guard to protect civil rights marchers marching from Selma to Montgomery.","source":{"sourceName":"Los Angeles Times","publicationDate":"2025-09-09T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-09-09T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.latimes.com/world-nation/story/2025-09-09/trump-is-seizing-on-crime-and-immigration-to-send-troops-to-american-cities","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Jenny Jarvie","title":"Is Trump's troop buildup in U.S. cities a declaration of war — or something else?"},"offsets":[125,133]},{"id":"6729188-1","sentence":"March for Australia rallies took place in Sydney, Melbourne and other major cities - and several clashes took place as marchers were met with counter demonstrations.","source":{"sourceName":"BBC","publicationDate":"2025-08-31T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-08-31T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czjmre371l1o","abbreviation":"nlp","title":"Thousands attend Australia anti-immigration rallies"},"offsets":[119,127]},{"id":"6725628-15","sentence":"Shortly after police told marchers to move onto the bridge’s pedestrian walkways, they began making arrests.","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2025-08-06T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-08-06T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2025/08/06/police-brutality-wont-stop-ice-protests/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Tatyana Tandanpolie","title":"\"I thought people were going to die\": Anti-ICE protesters say they were attacked by police - Salon.com"},"offsets":[26,34]},{"id":"6721052-8","sentence":"“Money where your mouth is” marches, countering claims of astroturfing, could encourage marchers to publicly donate to a cause while QR codes could urge witnesses and bystanders to join in.","source":{"sourceName":"Salon","publicationDate":"2025-07-05T04:00:00.000Z","publication_date":"2025-07-05T04:00:00.000Z","url":"https://www.salon.com/2025/07/05/instead-of-disruption-lets-organize-helpful-protests/","abbreviation":"nlp","author":"Martin Skladany","title":"Instead of disruption, let's organize helpful protests"},"offsets":[88,96]}],"tdb":[],"gbg":[]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"marcher"},"requestId":"dcy_S8dN0hoh1DgkkQhjz","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusRelatedEntries/fulfilled","payload":{"relatedEntries":[{"headword":"demonstrator","partOfSpeech":"noun","shortDefinition":"protester","slug":"demonstrator","synonyms":[{"headword":"agitator","slug":"agitator"},{"headword":"boycotter","slug":"boycotter"},{"headword":"disrupter","slug":"disrupter"},{"headword":"dissenter","slug":"dissenter"},{"headword":"marcher","slug":"marcher"},{"headword":"objector","slug":"objector"},{"headword":"obstructionist","slug":"obstructionist"},{"headword":"picketer","slug":"picketer"},{"headword":"radical","slug":"radical"},{"headword":"revolter","slug":"revolter"},{"headword":"revolutionary","slug":"revolutionary"},{"headword":"rioter","slug":"rioter"},{"headword":"striker","slug":"striker"},{"headword":"troublemaker","slug":"troublemaker"}]}],"slug":"marcher"},"meta":{"arg":"marcher","requestId":"QXUffZyFEOVTx54vLLWxp","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchThesaurusEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2021-05-09T14:51:18Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"marcher","standardForm":"marcher"},"id":"6097f6e60000000220001f20","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2021-05-09T14:51:18Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"marcher","groups":["a","c","e","h","m","r","rr"],"numLetters":7,"reverse":"rehcram","subwordTokens":["marcher","archer","rcher","cher","her","er","r"]},"normalizedLetter":"m","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"demonstrator","id":"6097fb7200000003520041b8","slug":"demonstrator"},"targetEntryId":"6097fb7200000003520041bd","type":"as-in"}],"id":"6097f6e60000000220001f25","ordinal":1,"shortText":"protester","source":"random-house","synonyms":[{"entry":{"headword":"radical","id":"6097f78400000000cc00cbc6","slug":"radical"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"rioter","id":"6097f79e00000003a2004e35","slug":"rioter"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"striker","id":"6097f7f5000000035a002d67","slug":"striker"},"similarity":100},{"entry":{"headword":"agitator","id":"6097f66300000003d500a66b","slug":"agitator"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"dissenter","id":"6097fb8c000000023400e533","slug":"dissenter"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"objector","id":"6097f71400000003a3005509","slug":"objector"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"obstructionist","id":"6097f71400000003a3007492","slug":"obstructionist"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"revolutionary","id":"6097f79e00000003a2000f98","slug":"revolutionary"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"troublemaker","id":"6097f85f00000003a40081e8","slug":"troublemaker"},"similarity":50},{"entry":{"headword":"boycotter","id":"6097fa0800000000d800a12e","slug":"boycotter"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"disrupter","id":"6097fb8c000000023400dda9","slug":"disrupter"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"picketer","id":"6097f74800000003ce005129","slug":"picketer"},"similarity":10},{"entry":{"headword":"revolter","id":"6097f79e00000003a2000dfb","slug":"revolter"},"similarity":10}]}],"id":"6097f6e6bb1f88f7c11d9593","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680bd50000000293008d91","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"M01/M0139900/M0139900.flac","mpeg":"M01/M0139900/M0139900.mp3","ogg":"M01/M0139900/M0139900.ogg","wav":"M01/M0139900/M0139900.wav"},"id":"55680bd50000000293008d92","ipa":{"text":"ˈmɑr tʃər"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"mahr-cher","text":"mahr-cher"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"marcher","source":"random-house","subType":"as-in","type":"tcom"}],"type":"tcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"marcher","requestId":"9VFP5SIwrGZ7cSIZDfswF","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"dcomWeb/fetchDictionaryEntry/fulfilled","payload":[{"entries":[{"createDate":"2010-11-30T07:02:29Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"marcher","standardForm":"marcher"},"id":"4cf4a18554a1da66a3131aed","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2010-11-30T07:02:29Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"marcher","groups":["a","c","e","h","m","r","rr"],"numLetters":7,"reverse":"rehcram","subwordTokens":["marcher","archer","rcher","cher","her","er","r"]},"normalizedLetter":"m","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"id":"4c15740c6661718095f93d20","ordinal":1,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:Social_Science:Peoples","type":"subject-field"}],"text":"an inhabitant of any of the Marches"},{"id":"4c5d98113732859eb711c154","ordinal":2,"tags":[{"tag":"Social_Science_and_History:History:Historical_Terms","type":"subject-field"}]},{"id":"4c8aca1f3e6411f7054975c2","ordinal":2,"subOrdinal":1,"text":"a lord governing and defending such a borderland"},{"examples":[{"sentence":"the marcher lords"}],"id":"4c978b34d73b3f8f29c1665d","ordinal":2,"subOrdinal":2,"text":"( as modifier )"}],"ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"ipa":{"text":"ˈmɑːtʃə"}}]}],"slug":"marcher","source":"collins","type":"british"}],"type":"british"},{"entries":[{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:48:53Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"marcher","standardForm":"marcher","syllabicForm":"march·er"},"homograph":1,"homographOrdinal":1,"id":"55680bd50000000293008d8c","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:48:53Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"marcher","groups":["a","c","e","h","m","r","rr"],"numLetters":7,"reverse":"rehcram","subwordTokens":["marcher","archer","rcher","cher","her","er","r"]},"normalizedLetter":"m","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680bd50000000293008da3","source":"dcom","text":"First recorded in 1605–15; march ¹ + -er ¹","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"march","id":"55680bd50000000293008c99","slug":"march"}},{"targetEntry":{"headword":"march","id":"55680bd50000000293008ce4","slug":"march"}}],"examples":[{"sentence":"a line of marchers."}],"id":"55680bd50000000293008d9a","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","text":"a person who marches march on foot."}],"id":"55680bd50000000293008d97","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun"}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680bd50000000293008d91","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"M01/M0139900/M0139900.flac","mpeg":"M01/M0139900/M0139900.mp3","ogg":"M01/M0139900/M0139900.ogg","wav":"M01/M0139900/M0139900.wav"},"id":"55680bd50000000293008d92","ipa":{"text":"ˈmɑr tʃər"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"mahr-cher","text":"mahr-cher"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"marcher","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"},{"createDate":"2015-05-29T06:48:53Z","headword":{"normalizedForm":"marcher","standardForm":"marcher","syllabicForm":"march·er"},"homograph":2,"homographOrdinal":1,"id":"55680bd50000000293008dad","lang":"en","modifyDate":"2015-05-29T06:48:53Z","ngrams":{"allLetters":true,"forward":"marcher","groups":["a","c","e","h","m","r","rr"],"numLetters":7,"reverse":"rehcram","subwordTokens":["marcher","archer","rcher","cher","her","er","r"]},"normalizedLetter":"m","ordinal":1,"origin":{"id":"55680bd50000000293008dc8","source":"dcom","text":"late Middle English word dating back to 1375–1425; march ², -er ¹","type":"origin"},"partOfSpeechBlocks":[{"definitions":[{"crossReferences":[{"targetEntry":{"headword":"march","id":"55680bd50000000293008c99","slug":"march"}},{"targetEntry":{"headword":"march","id":"55680bd50000000293008ce4","slug":"march"}}],"id":"55680bd50000000293008dbd","ordinal":1,"source":"random-house","tags":[{"tag":"History","type":"category"},{"tag":"World History","type":"category"}],"text":"an inhabitant of, or an officer or lord having jurisdiction over, a march or border territory."}],"id":"55680bd50000000293008db8","label":"History/Historical.","ordinal":1,"partOfSpeech":"noun","tags":[{"tag":"History_Historical","type":"subject-category"}]}],"pronunciationSets":[{"id":"55680bd50000000293008db2","lang":"en","ordinal":1,"pronunciations":[{"audio":{"flac":"M01/M0140000/M0140000.flac","mpeg":"M01/M0140000/M0140000.mp3","ogg":"M01/M0140000/M0140000.ogg","wav":"M01/M0140000/M0140000.wav"},"id":"55680bd50000000293008db3","ipa":{"text":"ˈmɑr tʃər"},"phonetic":{"boldIndices":[0,1,2,3],"html":"mahr-cher","text":"mahr-cher"}}],"region":"us"}],"slug":"marcher","source":"dcom","type":"dcom"}],"type":"dcom"}],"meta":{"arg":"marcher","requestId":"yYRkYqinumCSvv4daxNrB","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}},{"type":"fetchSpellSuggestions/fulfilled","payload":{"data":{"lunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"marcher","slug":"marcher"},{"displayForm":"archer","slug":"archer"},{"displayForm":"archer","slug":"archer"},{"displayForm":"marchesa","slug":"marchesa"},{"displayForm":"marchesa","slug":"marchesa"},{"displayForm":"marchese","slug":"marchese"},{"displayForm":"marchese","slug":"marchese"},{"displayForm":"Archer","slug":"archer"},{"displayForm":"Archer","slug":"archer"},{"displayForm":"Archer","slug":"archer"},{"displayForm":"Bircher","slug":"bircher"}],"tunaWithSlug":[{"displayForm":"marcher","slug":"marcher"},{"displayForm":"archer","slug":"archer"},{"displayForm":"marched","slug":"marched"},{"displayForm":"marches","slug":"marches"},{"displayForm":"searcher","slug":"searcher"},{"displayForm":"Marchen","slug":"marchen"},{"displayForm":"arched","slug":"arched"},{"displayForm":"archery","slug":"archery"},{"displayForm":"arches","slug":"arches"},{"displayForm":"march","slug":"march"},{"displayForm":"moocher","slug":"moocher"}]}},"meta":{"arg":{"word":"marcher"},"requestId":"z6GoZAWEBeGGKvLnkk8tj","requestStatus":"fulfilled"}}]},"actionData":null,"errors":null}

marcher

Example Sentences

Related Words