marshal

1. 1.

   a law officer having duties similar to those of a sheriff in carrying out the judgments of a court of law

   Synonymsmarshall

   Broaderlawman

   Narrowerair marshalHickock
2. 2.

   (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank

   Synonymsmarshall

   Broadercommissioned military officer

   Narrowerfield marshalDowdingHarrisNeySaxe

   military

Other forms of marshal

plural

marshals·

past tense or participle

marshalled

present participle

marshalling

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about marshal

What does marshal mean?

marshal means "place in proper rank". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in marshal?

marshal has 2 syllables: mar-shal. The stress falls on "mar". In IPA it is /ˈmɑɹʃəl/.

What is another word for marshal?

Close synonyms include mobilize, mobilise, summon, marshall, marshall. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is marshal a common word?

marshal is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with marshal?

3 words rhyme with marshal. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.