Definition of "marcher"

marcher¹

/ˈmɑːtʃə/

noun
plural marchers
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).
  Quotations
  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

marcher²

/ˈmɑːtʃə/

noun
plural marchers
1. One who marches; one who participates in a march.