Marker Meaning
/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounSomeone or something that creates marks, particularly
nounSomeone or something that creates marks, particularly, A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen.
Sentence Examples
I need a marker.
Today, Marker is considered one of the world’s leading experts on cheetahs.
In Basque, the active subject should have an ergative case marker.
Synonyms & Antonyms
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist used a permanent ____ to draw a thick line on the canvas.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She used a permanent ____ to write her name on the box, so that it would be easy to identify later.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English mark Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzijos Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English marker From mark + -er.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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 April 7, Deborah Schwartz, “Gay Group Hires Straight Man”, in Gay Community News, page 5:
"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 September 22, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport:
"Markers are mapped relative to one another on chromosomes and used as signposts against which to map genes of interest that are linked with marker. This process of finding the linked markers/genes is referred to as grouping."
— 2012, N Manikanda Boopathi, Genetic Mapping and Marker Assisted Selection: Basics, Practice and Benefits, Springer Science & Business Media, →ISBN, page 88:
"Nurse Hall: Is there any reason we shouldn't do a full workup? / Steve Denube: Ignorance is bliss; that's about it. Hangover's worse than usual but that's probably from the drinking and recreational drug use. / Nurse Hall: We'll ignore the ganja and booger sugar markers."
— 2019, Justin Benson, directed by Justin Benson, Synchronic, spoken by Nurse Hall and Steve Denube (Rhonda Johnson Dents and Anthony Mackie), XYZ Films, →OCLC:
"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 July 15, Mike Brown tells Paul Clifton, “Leading London's "hidden heroes"”, in Rail, page 47:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The artist used a permanent ____ to draw a thick line on the canvas.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She used a permanent ____ to write her name on the box, so that it would be easy to identify later.