marker

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English

Etymology

From mark +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)

Noun

marker (countable and uncountable, plural markers)

1. Someone or something that creates marks, particularly
   1. A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen.

   2. A scorekeeper, especially one who tallies billiard scores.
   3. (paintball) A device that fires a paintball.
2. Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly
   1. A real or virtual objective, something to be aimed for.
   2. (film, theater) 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.
      1. A direction issued by a camera operator for actors to be on their locations in readiness for a take.
   3. (US, slang) Synonym of IOU, an informal record of a debt.
   5. (linguistics) A free or bound morpheme indicating a grammatical function.
   6. (linguistics) Short for discourse marker.
   7. (biology) A gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify individuals or species.
   8. (biology, medicine) A substance used as an indicator for diagnosis or other analysis, a biomarker.
   9. (military) The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column or marks the direction of an alignment.
   10. A sewing machine attachment that creases the fabric to mark a line
   11. A counter, especially one used in card games or backgammon.
   12. Any of various objects that mark a place on the landscape, such as a milepost, blaze, or surveyor's cairn.

       Coordinate term: landmark

3. (UK) Someone who assigns marks on tests, examinations, etc.; a grader.
4. (uncountable, colloquial) The ink marks or residue of a felt-tipped pen.

5. (figurative) A personal favor owed to someone, whether written or not.

6. (competition law) 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.
7. (sports) A player on defense used to mark one or more offensive players.
8. (dated) A player employed by a private club to compete against members.
   • 1904 "Squash and Racquets" in Frederick George Aflalo ed. The sportsman's book for India p.519 (London: Horace Marshall & Son)

     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 "A Foreign Resident" (George Washburn Smalley and Thomas Hay Sweet Escott) "Where Wit, Wealth and Empire Meet" Society in the new reign p.76 (London: T Fisher Unwin)

     Of his victories over the curate at this game he is as proud as are others of his sex and cloth, not being old maids, of their mastery of "side" at billiards, and of an occasional victory over the club marker at evens.
9. (Philippines, informal, basketball, volleyball) A point, unit of scoring in a game or competition.

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Verb

marker (third-person singular simple present markers, present participle markering, simple past and past participle markered)

1. To mark or write on (something) using a marker

References

• “marker”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

Anagrams

• Kramer, re-mark, remark

Danish

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /markər/, [ˈmɑːɡ̊ɐ]

Noun

marker c

1. indefinite plural of mark

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /markeːˀr/, [mɑˈkʰeˀɐ̯]

Verb

marker or markér

1. imperative of markere

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

marker m

marker m or f

1. indefinite plural of mark (Etymologies 1 & 2)

Verb

marker or markér

1. imperative of markere

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

marker f

1. indefinite plural of mark (Etymology 2)

Verb

marker or markér

1. imperative of markere

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English marker.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmar.kɛr/
• Rhymes: -arkɛr
• Syllabification: mar‧ker

Noun

marker m inan

1. marker pen, sharpie
2. (biology) marker (gene or DNA sequence with a known location)
3. (paintball) device that fires a paintball

Declension

Further reading

• marker in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• marker in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English marker.

Noun

marker n (plural markere)

1. marker

Declension

Swedish

Noun

marker

1. indefinite plural of mark

Anagrams

• kamrer