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marker
[ mahr-ker ]
noun
- a person or thing that marks.
- something used as a mark or indication, as a bookmark or tombstone.
- a person who records the scores, points, etc., as in a game or contest.
- a counter used in card playing.
- 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.
- Genetics. genetic marker.
- Psychology. an object, as a book or topcoat left at a library table, used to establish territorial possession in a public place.
- Linguistics.
- an element of a construction, as a coordinating conjunction, that is not a part of either immediate constituent.
- an element that indicates the grammatical class or function of a construction.
- a small radio beacon, automatically operated, used for local navigation of vessels.
- Also called mark·er pen, a pen designed for making bold, colorful, or indelible marks, as in making signs or identifying objects.
- Slang.
- a debt, especially a gambling debt.
- a written or signed promise to pay a debt, especially a gambling debt; a promissory note or IOU.
- Also called mark·er crude. Commerce. a grade of oil on which prices of other crude oils are based.
- Citizens Band Radio Slang. one's location while driving on a highway, as determined by the nearest milepost.
ˈ
/ ˈɑːə /
noun
- something used for distinguishing or marking
- ( as modifier )
a marker buoy
- a person or thing that marks
- a person or object that keeps or shows scores in a game
- 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
Example Sentences
The parent handed a white marker to her daughter, a student in Lam’s class.
Roberts said Gonsolin will throw another rehab start — aiming for the five-inning marker — in Oklahoma City next week, and is on track with his tune-up.
But she believes that being impersonated is actually a marker of someone's popularity and fame, saying that "it means you've arrived".
Such a ruling puts down a marker that can be a check on the Trump administration’s claim that the president alone had the power to decide who is arrested and deported.
The government is meddling in gender markers on passports and other identifying documents.
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