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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mark•er /ˈmɑrkɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a thing that marks a place or shows the position of something:left a piece of paper in the book as a marker.
a tool for making marks:He used a yellow marker. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mark•er (mär′kər),USA pronunciation n. - a person or thing that marks.
- something used as a mark or indication, as a bookmark or tombstone.
- Gamesa person who records the scores, points, etc., as in a game or contest.
- Gamesa counter used in card playing.
- GeneticsSee genetic marker.
- Psychologyan 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.
- mile-marker.
- Also called mark′er pen′, marking pen. a pen designed for making bold, colorful, or indelible marks, as in making signs or identifying objects.
- Slang Terms, Games
- a debt, esp. a gambling debt.
- a written or signed promise to pay a debt, esp. a gambling debt;
a promissory note or IOU.
- Communications, BusinessAlso called mark′er crude′. a grade of oil on which prices of other crude oils are based.
- [CB Radio Slang.]one's location while driving on a highway, as determined by the nearest milepost.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: ˈmarker /ˈmɑːkə/ n - 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 genetic marker
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