Sekirov Dictionary

marker

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/

noun 24
verb 1
forms 3
phrases 1

noun24

Someone or something that creates marks.
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A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen.
- Don't use the permanent marker on the whiteboard.
A device that fires a paintball.
A sewing machine attachment that creases the fabric to mark a line
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Someone or something used to mark a position or amount.
- Board member Phillip Carlson […] said he considers [the election of] Brading to be a marker for the distance the gay and lesbian community has come. — 1990
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 gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify individuals or species.
A substance used as an indicator for diagnosis or other analysis, a biomarker.
The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column or marks the direction of an alignment.
A counter, especially one used in card games or backgammon.
Any of various objects that mark a place on the landscape, such as a milepost, blaze, or surveyor's cairn.
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(informal) The ink marks or residue of a felt-tipped pen.
- Susie got marker all over the walls.
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A real or virtual objective, something to be aimed for.
- Pellegrini insisted this was a game City had to win - this they did and with the sort of performance that put down a marker for how the Chilean wants his team to play. — 2013
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(UK) Someone who assigns marks on tests, examinations, etc.; a grader.
- So, in his end of term report, what marks would Brown award himself for his time at TfL? "8½," he replies. Why? "I'm a hard marker! […] — 2020
A free or bound morpheme indicating a grammatical function.
Ellipsis of discourse marker.
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(figurative) A personal favor owed to someone, whether written or not.
- We may not be able to do this alone. Maybe it’s time to call in some of our markers.
(US, slang) Synonym of IOU, an informal record of a debt.
A player on defense used to mark one or more offensive players.
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A scorekeeper, especially one who tallies billiard scores.
- "It has been ready a long while," answered the marker, who had already set the balls in a triangle, and was knocking the red one about for his own diversion. — 1901
A direction issued by a camera operator for actors to be on their locations in readiness for a take.
(Philippines, informal) A point, unit of scoring in a game or competition.
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.
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(old-fashioned) A player employed by a private club to compete against members.
- Some of the native markers attain to great skill, and the brilliant success in London of " Jamsetjee " the Bombay professional affords sufficient testimony to their capabilities. — 1904

verb1

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To mark or write on (something) using a marker
- On one page someone has markered: "Remember, you are your own best thing." — 2002

forms

markered · markering · markers

Phrases with marker

lay down the marker
To set the standard.

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