marshall

1. 1.

   United States actor (1914-1998)

   SynonymsE. G. Marshall

   Broaderactor
2. 2.

   United States general and statesman who as Secretary of State organized the European Recovery Program (1880-1959)

   SynonymsGeorge MarshallGeorge Catlett Marshall

   Broadergeneralstatesman
3. 3.

   United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)

   SynonymsJohn Marshall

   Broaderjuristchief justice
4. 4.

   (in some countries) a military officer of highest rank

   Synonymsmarshal

   Broadercommissioned military officer

   Narrowerfield marshalDowdingHarrisNeySaxe

   military

5. 5.

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

   Synonymsmarshal

   Broaderlawman

   Narrowerair marshalHickock

Other forms of marshall

plural

marshalls·

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 marshall

What does marshall mean?

marshall means "United States actor (1914-1998)". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in marshall?

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

What is another word for marshall?

Close synonyms include E. G. Marshall, George Marshall, George Catlett Marshall, John Marshall, marshal. 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 marshall a common word?

marshall 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 marshall?

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