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marker.

Someone or something that creates marks, particularly

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/
  1. Someone or something that creates marks, particularly A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen.

    countable · uncountable
    Don't use the permanent marker on the whiteboard.
  2. Someone or something that creates marks, particularly A scorekeeper, especially one who tallies billiard scores.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Someone or something that creates marks, particularly A device that fires a paintball.

    countable · uncountable
  4. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly

    countable · uncountable
  5. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly A real or virtual objective, something to be aimed for.

    countable · uncountable
  6. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly A location on a stage or set where an actor is to stand or move to during a scene, usually indicated by a small X design placed on the floor.

    countable · uncountable
  7. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly A location on a stage or set where an actor is to stand or move to during a scene, usually indicated by a small X design placed on the floor. A direction issued by a camera operator for actors to be on their locations in readiness for a take.

    countable · uncountable
  8. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly Synonym of IOU, an informal record of a debt.

    US · countable · slang · uncountable
  9. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly A free or bound morpheme indicating a grammatical function.

    countable · uncountable
  10. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly Ellipsis of discourse marker.

    abbreviation · alt-of · countable · ellipsis · uncountable
  11. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly A gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify individuals or species.

    countable · uncountable
  12. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly A substance used as an indicator for diagnosis or other analysis, a biomarker.

    countable · uncountable
  13. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column or marks the direction of an alignment.

    countable · uncountable
  14. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly A sewing machine attachment that creases the fabric to mark a line

    countable · uncountable
  15. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly A counter, especially one used in card games or backgammon.

    countable · uncountable
  16. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly Any of various objects that mark a place on the landscape, such as a milepost, blaze, or surveyor's cairn.

    countable · uncountable
  17. Someone who assigns marks on tests, examinations, etc.; a grader.

    UK · countable · uncountable
  18. The ink marks or residue of a felt-tipped pen.

    colloquial · uncountable
    Susie got marker all over the walls.
  19. A personal favor owed to someone, whether written or not.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable
    We may not be able to do this alone. Maybe it’s time to call in some of our markers.
  20. A formal certification that a company was the first to approach a competition authority to reveal the existence of a cartel, generally entitling it to greater leniency during the cartel's dissolution and punishment.

    countable · uncountable
  21. A player on defense used to mark one or more offensive players.

    countable · uncountable
  22. A player employed by a private club to compete against members.

    countable · dated · uncountable
  23. A point, unit of scoring in a game or competition.

    Philippines · countable · informal · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English mark Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English marker From mark + -er.

verb/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/
  1. To mark or write on (something) using a marker

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English mark Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English marker From mark + -er.

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