marker

USMAHR-kur/ˈmɑɹkɚ/SayMAH-kuhUK/ˈmɑːkə//ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/

25 meanings of marker

1
nouncountable or uncountable
A pen with a soft, felt tip that writes thick lines of color.
Like a crayon, but filled with wet ink instead of wax.
She grabbed a red marker to label the boxes.
The kids drew on the wall with washable markers.
Similarfelt-tip
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nouncountable
A person or a thing that makes marks on something.
The coach pushed the marker across the field to paint fresh white lines.
The park sent a marker to paint a red dot on every tree that had to be cut down.
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3
nouncountable or uncountable
An object placed on the ground to show a spot or boundary, like a post or stone.
Like a signpost that tells you where you are.
A stone marker shows where the old path ended.
Hikers follow the painted markers along the trail.
Similarpost, landmark, waymark, monument
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nouncountable or uncountable
A goal or target that you try to reach.
Like a finish line you keep running toward.
Saving her first thousand dollars was a big marker for her.
The team set a clear marker to reach by summer.
Similarmilestone, goal, target, benchmark
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5
nouncountable or uncountable
A spot on a stage or film set, often a small X, where an actor must stand.
Like a sticker on the floor showing where to put your feet.
The actor hit her marker right on cue.
Tape on the floor showed each marker for the scene.
Similarmark
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6
nouncountable or uncountable
A small piece used to keep track of points or position in a game.
Like a small token you move to show where you are.
He moved his marker around the board.
Each player picks a colored marker before the game starts.
Similarcounter, token, piece, chip
7
nouncountable or uncountable
A gene or piece of DNA found at a known place on a chromosome, used to tell individuals or species apart.
Like a signpost on a long road that tells you exactly where you are.
Scientists used a genetic marker to identify the species.
This DNA marker helps doctors track the disease in families.
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8
nouncountable or uncountable
A substance in the body that doctors measure to help find or track a disease.
Like a warning light on a car that shows something is wrong inside.
Doctors checked for a marker in her blood.
A raised marker in the test pointed to inflammation.
Similarbiomarker, indicator
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9
nouncountable or uncountable
A defending player who stays close to an opponent to stop them scoring.
Like a shadow that follows a player everywhere on the field.
Their best marker shut down the other team's striker.
He played as a marker for most of the match.
Similardefender
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10
nouncountable or uncountable
A small word or word-part that shows a grammar job, such as the -s that makes a plural.
Like a tiny tag on a word that tells you its job.
The word 'cats' has a marker that shows there is more than one.
In many languages, a small marker tells you who did the action.
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nounUKcountable or uncountable
A person who checks and scores tests or exams.
Like a teacher who gives each test a score.
The marker spent the weekend marking a stack of exam papers.
Each marker followed the same scheme when scoring the essays.
Similargrader, examiner, assessor
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12
nouncountable or uncountable
A person who keeps score, especially in a game of billiards.
Like the person who writes down points during a game.
The marker called out the score after each shot.
We asked a marker to keep track of the points.
Similarscorer, scorekeeper
13
verbtransitive
To draw or write on a surface with a felt-tipped pen.
Please marker your name on the top of the page.
Teachers often marker the most important points in red.
Similardraw, write, scrawl
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14
nouncolloquialuncountable
The ink left on a surface by a felt-tipped pen.
Like the colored stain a pen leaves on your fingers.
The kids got marker all over the kitchen table.
She scrubbed the dried marker off the whiteboard.
Similarink
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15
nounfigurativelycountable or uncountable
A favor that someone owes you and that you can ask for later.
Like a promise that someone will help you back one day.
I still have a marker on him from the time I covered his shift.
She called in a marker to get the meeting moved up.
Similarfavor
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16
nouncountable or uncountable
A gun-like device used to shoot paintballs in the game of paintball.
Like a toy gun that shoots balls of paint instead of water.
He aimed his marker at the player hiding behind the bunker.
A good marker can fire several paintballs in a second.
Similargun
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17
nounslangUScountable or uncountable
A written note saying that you owe someone money.
Like a note that says 'I owe you' instead of paying right away.
He signed a marker for the fifty dollars he borrowed.
She kept the marker in her wallet so she would not forget the debt.
SimilarIOU
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18
nouncountable or uncountableabbreviationellipsis
Short form of discourse marker. A small word like 'well' or 'so' that helps organize speech.
Each marker in the transcript signals a shift to a new topic.
A marker such as 'anyway' pulls the speaker back to the main point.
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19
noundatedcountable or uncountable
A skilled player hired by a club to play against its members.
Like a tennis pro a club pays to play matches against its members.
The club hired a marker to give the members a tough game.
I played seven sets of doubles with Mitchell (the second best player in Ceylon) and David, the native marker.
1907, “Mr. A. F. Wilding's Tour”, in New Zealand HeraldHere, marker means a skilled player hired by a club to play its members.
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20
nouncountable or uncountable
A person or thing that shows where something is or how much there is.
Like a flag that shows you where something is.
They left a marker so they could find the trail again.
A small flag served as a marker for the finish line.
Similarflag, sign, indicator, signpost
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21
noun
An official note for the first company to report a secret business deal to officials, letting it off with a lighter punishment.
22
noun
A call from the camera operator telling actors to get to their spots, ready for filming.
23
noun
The soldier others line up on when a marching group turns or forms a line.
24
noun
A part you attach to a sewing machine to press a line into cloth.
25
nouncolloquialPhilippines
A single point scored in a game or contest.

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Origin

Comes from the word "mark" plus the ending "-er".