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marker

mar·ker

UK/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/ US/ˈmɑrkɜr/ fairly common informal slang uk us

noun

1.

some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something

  • “the buoys were markers for the channel”
2.

a distinguishing symbol

  • “the owner”
Synonyms

Origin

From mark + -er.

Phrases

  • air marker Multiword expressions
  • china marker Multiword expressions
  • discourse marker Multiword expressions
  • dry marker Multiword expressions
  • epistemic marker Multiword expressions
  • exclamative marker Multiword expressions
  • fan marker Multiword expressions
  • genetic marker Multiword expressions

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