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Marcher

The lord or officer who defended the marches or borders of a territory.

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Denizen 76% connected

A dweller; an inhabitant.

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Dweller 76% connected

An inhabitant; a resident; as, a cave dweller.

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Habitant 76% connected

An inhabitant; a dweller.

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Indweller 76% connected

An inhabitant.

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Inhabitant 76% connected

One who dwells or resides permanently in a place, as distinguished from a transient lodger or visitor; as, an inhabitant of a house, a town, a city,…

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Pedestrian 76% connected

Going on foot; performed on foot; as, a pedestrian journey.

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Soldier 76% connected

One who is engaged in military service as an officer or a private; one who serves in an army; one of an organized body of combatants.

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Walker 76% connected

One who walks; a pedestrian.

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Fusilier 76% connected

Formerly, a soldier armed with a fusil. Hence, in the plural:

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Grenadier 76% connected

Originaly, a soldier who carried and threw grenades; afterward, one of a company attached to each regiment or battalion, taking post on the right of…

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Musketeer 76% connected

A soldier armed with a musket.

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Pivot 76% connected

A fixed pin or short axis, on the end of which a wheel or other body turns.

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Wheeler 76% connected

One who wheels, or turns.

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March 74% connected

The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

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March 74% connected

The third month of the year, containing thirty-one days.

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