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Marcher vs Macher - What's the difference?

marcher | macher |

As nouns the difference between marcher and macher

is that marcher is an inhabitant of a march (border country) while macher is an important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig.

marcher

English

Etymology 1

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Noun

(en noun)
  • An inhabitant of a march (border country).
  • A person who holds lands in such a region.
    • Derived terms
    * Earl Marcher * Lord Marcher * Lordship Marcher * marchership

    Etymology 2

    (march).

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who marches; one who participates in a march.
    • Derived terms
    * (l) * (l)

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    macher

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • an important person, often in the negative sense of self-important; a bigwig
  • *2005': An ordinary man doesn’t jump the Snake River Canyon / with nothing underneath his ass / but a two-wheeled, fin-stabilised X-1 Skycycle / and a seven-figure guarantee from some '''macher in LA. — August Kleinzahler , in 'A Valentine’s: Regarding the Impractibility of Our Love', ''London Review of Books , Vol. 27 No.20, 20 October 2005, page 6.
  • *2007': Finally, Mr. Wall Street '''macher , there's our own Abe Silverfish, a man who has editing awards from prestige film festivals in Tanganyika and Bali. — Woody Allen, in 'Calisthenics, Poison Ivy, Final Cut', ''Mere Anarchy

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