diff --git a/api/v2/api.go b/api/v2/api.go
index b279b619..aa6c8a72 100644
--- a/api/v2/api.go
+++ b/api/v2/api.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/cluster"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/config"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/dispatch"
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/provider"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/silence"
diff --git a/cli/alert_add.go b/cli/alert_add.go
index 4e7eae7e..2890946c 100644
--- a/cli/alert_add.go
+++ b/cli/alert_add.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/api/v2/client/alert"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/api/v2/models"
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/pkg/labels"
 )
 
diff --git a/cli/alert_query.go b/cli/alert_query.go
index e4bddaa6..de42ed0f 100644
--- a/cli/alert_query.go
+++ b/cli/alert_query.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/api/v2/client/alert"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/cli/format"
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 )
 
 type alertQueryCmd struct {
diff --git a/cli/root.go b/cli/root.go
index fe02fb82..1e63cfe8 100644
--- a/cli/root.go
+++ b/cli/root.go
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/cli/config"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/cli/format"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/featurecontrol"
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/cli/silence_add.go b/cli/silence_add.go
index 4456ddec..e23d1fcc 100644
--- a/cli/silence_add.go
+++ b/cli/silence_add.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/api/v2/client/silence"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/api/v2/models"
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/pkg/labels"
 )
 
diff --git a/cli/silence_query.go b/cli/silence_query.go
index 5eb33a27..ba5f01e1 100644
--- a/cli/silence_query.go
+++ b/cli/silence_query.go
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/api/v2/client/silence"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/api/v2/models"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/cli/format"
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 )
 
 type silenceQueryCmd struct {
diff --git a/cli/test_routing.go b/cli/test_routing.go
index 589a2e8c..163dce39 100644
--- a/cli/test_routing.go
+++ b/cli/test_routing.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/api/v2/models"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/dispatch"
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/pkg/labels"
 )
 
diff --git a/cmd/alertmanager/main.go b/cmd/alertmanager/main.go
index 49b515c1..d44d58a8 100644
--- a/cmd/alertmanager/main.go
+++ b/cmd/alertmanager/main.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/dispatch"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/featurecontrol"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/inhibit"
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/nflog"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/notify"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/provider/mem"
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index b1760ea6..cdc83e37 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
 
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/pkg/labels"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/timeinterval"
 )
diff --git a/matchers/compat/parse.go b/matcher/compat/parse.go
similarity index 95%
rename from matchers/compat/parse.go
rename to matcher/compat/parse.go
index 0c0dfffb..14aeb5a2 100644
--- a/matchers/compat/parse.go
+++ b/matcher/compat/parse.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/featurecontrol"
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/parse"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/parse"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/pkg/labels"
 )
 
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ func ClassicMatchersParser(l log.Logger) ParseMatchers {
 	}
 }
 
-// UTF8MatcherParser uses the new matchers/parse parser to parse the matcher
+// UTF8MatcherParser uses the new matcher/parse parser to parse the matcher
 // in the input string. If this fails it does not revert to the pkg/labels parser.
 func UTF8MatcherParser(l log.Logger) ParseMatcher {
 	return func(input, origin string) (matcher *labels.Matcher, err error) {
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ func UTF8MatcherParser(l log.Logger) ParseMatcher {
 	}
 }
 
-// UTF8MatchersParser uses the new matchers/parse parser to parse zero or more
+// UTF8MatchersParser uses the new matcher/parse parser to parse zero or more
 // matchers in the input string. If this fails it does not revert to the
 // pkg/labels parser.
 func UTF8MatchersParser(l log.Logger) ParseMatchers {
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ func UTF8MatchersParser(l log.Logger) ParseMatchers {
 	}
 }
 
-// FallbackMatcherParser uses the new matchers/parse parser to parse zero or more
+// FallbackMatcherParser uses the new matcher/parse parser to parse zero or more
 // matchers in the string. If this fails it reverts to the pkg/labels parser and
 // emits a warning log line.
 func FallbackMatcherParser(l log.Logger) ParseMatcher {
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ func FallbackMatcherParser(l log.Logger) ParseMatcher {
 			if cErr != nil {
 				return nil, cErr
 			}
-			// The input is valid in the pkg/labels parser, but not the matchers/parse
+			// The input is valid in the pkg/labels parser, but not the matcher/parse
 			// parser. This means the input is not forwards compatible.
 			suggestion := cMatcher.String()
 			level.Warn(l).Log("msg", "Alertmanager is moving to a new parser for labels and matchers, and this input is incompatible. Alertmanager has instead parsed the input using the classic matchers parser as a fallback. To make this input compatible with the UTF-8 matchers parser please make sure all regular expressions and values are double-quoted. If you are still seeing this message please open an issue.", "input", input, "origin", origin, "err", nErr, "suggestion", suggestion)
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ func FallbackMatcherParser(l log.Logger) ParseMatcher {
 	}
 }
 
-// FallbackMatchersParser uses the new matchers/parse parser to parse the
+// FallbackMatchersParser uses the new matcher/parse parser to parse the
 // matcher in the input string. If this fails it falls back to the pkg/labels
 // parser and emits a warning log line.
 func FallbackMatchersParser(l log.Logger) ParseMatchers {
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ func FallbackMatchersParser(l log.Logger) ParseMatchers {
 			if cErr != nil {
 				return nil, cErr
 			}
-			// The input is valid in the pkg/labels parser, but not the matchers/parse
+			// The input is valid in the pkg/labels parser, but not the matcher/parse
 			// parser. This means the input is not forwards compatible.
 			var sb strings.Builder
 			for i, n := range cMatchers {
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ func FallbackMatchersParser(l log.Logger) ParseMatchers {
 			}
 			suggestion := sb.String()
 			// The input is valid in the pkg/labels parser, but not the
-			// new matchers/parse parser.
+			// new matcher/parse parser.
 			level.Warn(l).Log("msg", "Alertmanager is moving to a new parser for labels and matchers, and this input is incompatible. Alertmanager has instead parsed the input using the classic matchers parser as a fallback. To make this input compatible with the UTF-8 matchers parser please make sure all regular expressions and values are double-quoted. If you are still seeing this message please open an issue.", "input", input, "origin", origin, "err", nErr, "suggestion", suggestion)
 			return cMatchers, nil
 		}
diff --git a/matchers/compat/parse_test.go b/matcher/compat/parse_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from matchers/compat/parse_test.go
rename to matcher/compat/parse_test.go
diff --git a/matchers/compliance/compliance_test.go b/matcher/compliance/compliance_test.go
similarity index 99%
rename from matchers/compliance/compliance_test.go
rename to matcher/compliance/compliance_test.go
index 844f80a5..2fd39ec6 100644
--- a/matchers/compliance/compliance_test.go
+++ b/matcher/compliance/compliance_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"reflect"
 	"testing"
 
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/parse"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/parse"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/pkg/labels"
 )
 
diff --git a/matchers/parse/bench_test.go b/matcher/parse/bench_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from matchers/parse/bench_test.go
rename to matcher/parse/bench_test.go
diff --git a/matchers/parse/fuzz_test.go b/matcher/parse/fuzz_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from matchers/parse/fuzz_test.go
rename to matcher/parse/fuzz_test.go
diff --git a/matchers/parse/lexer.go b/matcher/parse/lexer.go
similarity index 100%
rename from matchers/parse/lexer.go
rename to matcher/parse/lexer.go
diff --git a/matchers/parse/lexer_test.go b/matcher/parse/lexer_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from matchers/parse/lexer_test.go
rename to matcher/parse/lexer_test.go
diff --git a/matchers/parse/parse.go b/matcher/parse/parse.go
similarity index 100%
rename from matchers/parse/parse.go
rename to matcher/parse/parse.go
diff --git a/matchers/parse/parse_test.go b/matcher/parse/parse_test.go
similarity index 100%
rename from matchers/parse/parse_test.go
rename to matcher/parse/parse_test.go
diff --git a/matchers/parse/token.go b/matcher/parse/token.go
similarity index 100%
rename from matchers/parse/token.go
rename to matcher/parse/token.go
diff --git a/pkg/labels/matcher.go b/pkg/labels/matcher.go
index f37fcb21..eba6b4ca 100644
--- a/pkg/labels/matcher.go
+++ b/pkg/labels/matcher.go
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ func (ms Matchers) String() string {
 	return buf.String()
 }
 
-// This is copied from matchers/parse/lexer.go. It will be removed when
+// This is copied from matcher/parse/lexer.go. It will be removed when
 // the transition window from classic matchers to UTF-8 matchers is complete,
 // as then we can use double quotes when printing the label name for all
 // matchers. Until then, the classic parser does not understand double quotes
diff --git a/silence/silence.go b/silence/silence.go
index ecd3f840..828c282c 100644
--- a/silence/silence.go
+++ b/silence/silence.go
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/cluster"
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/pkg/labels"
 	pb "github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/silence/silencepb"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/types"
diff --git a/silence/silence_test.go b/silence/silence_test.go
index ca425afe..98e70cda 100644
--- a/silence/silence_test.go
+++ b/silence/silence_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import (
 	"go.uber.org/atomic"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/featurecontrol"
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 	pb "github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/silence/silencepb"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/types"
 )
diff --git a/types/types.go b/types/types.go
index 85391ce9..727ac320 100644
--- a/types/types.go
+++ b/types/types.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/prometheus/client_golang/prometheus"
 	"github.com/prometheus/common/model"
 
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/pkg/labels"
 )
 
diff --git a/types/types_test.go b/types/types_test.go
index 19880486..c5ca4b58 100644
--- a/types/types_test.go
+++ b/types/types_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/featurecontrol"
-	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matchers/compat"
+	"github.com/prometheus/alertmanager/matcher/compat"
 )
 
 func TestMemMarker_Muted(t *testing.T) {