marker

CEFRA2

/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A sign or object used to show a place or position.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    Someone or something that creates marks, particularly

Examples

  • In Basque, the active subject should have an ergative case marker.

  • Today, Marker is considered one of the world’s leading experts on cheetahs.

At a glance

Sits at A2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen.

  2. A scorekeeper, especially one who tallies billiard scores.

  3. A device that fires a paintball.

More examples

In context

  • Don't use the permanent marker on the whiteboard.

  • Susie got marker all over the walls.

  • We may not be able to do this alone. Maybe it’s time to call in some of our markers.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The artist used a permanent blank to draw a thick line on the canvas.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From mark + -er.