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marker

[ mahr-ker ]

noun

  1. a person or thing that marks.
  2. something used as a mark or indication, as a bookmark or tombstone.
  3. a person who records the scores, points, etc., as in a game or contest.
  4. a counter used in card playing.
  5. Digital Technology. a navigation pointer or other indicator in a graphical user interface: Place markers at the beginning and end of your selection to trim your video in edit mode.

    Dragging the marker up the sound bar will increase the volume.

    Place markers at the beginning and end of your selection to trim your video in edit mode.

  6. Genetics. genetic marker.
  7. Psychology. an object, as a book or topcoat left at a library table, used to establish territorial possession in a public place.
  8. Linguistics.
    1. an element of a construction, as a coordinating conjunction, that is not a part of either immediate constituent.
    2. an element that indicates the grammatical class or function of a construction.
  9. a small radio beacon, automatically operated, used for local navigation of vessels.
  10. Also called mark·er pen, a pen designed for making bold, colorful, or indelible marks, as in making signs or identifying objects.
  11. Slang.
    1. a debt, especially a gambling debt.
    2. a written or signed promise to pay a debt, especially a gambling debt; a promissory note or IOU.
  12. Also called mark·er crude. Commerce. a grade of oil on which prices of other crude oils are based.
  13. Citizens Band Radio Slang. one's location while driving on a highway, as determined by the nearest milepost.


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noun

    1. something used for distinguishing or marking
    2. ( as modifier )

      a marker buoy

  1. a person or thing that marks
  2. a person or object that keeps or shows scores in a game
  3. a trait, condition, gene, or substance that indicates the presence of, or a probable increased predisposition to, a medical or psychological disorder See biological marker genetic marker medical marker
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of marker1

First recorded in 1480–90; mark 1 + -er 1
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There aren’t even historical markers to denote the significance of those city lots.

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"He'd got some of the 'blood' on his fingers and it was like a Crayola marker had burst on his hands. It was that sort of texture and colour. He wasn't happy about it either."

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The report recommends that police forces record data on sex in their systems and stop allowing changes to be made to individual sex markers on the police national computer.

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It’s intended as a “marker bill,†Marsh said, meaning it contains policy ideas that could be folded into larger pieces of legislation.

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He grabbed a marker and wrote the score of Saturday night’s rivalry loss to UCLA, one of USC’s worst of the season.

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