marker
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kər noun
1.
a person or thing that marks.
2.
something used as a mark or indication, as a bookmark or tombstone.
3.
a person who records the scores, points, etc., as in a game or contest.
4.
a counter used in card playing.
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Genetics. genetic marker.
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Psychology. an object, as a book or topcoat left at a library table, used to establish territorial possession in a public place.
7.
Linguistics.
a.
an element of a construction, as a coordinating conjunction, that is not a part of either immediate constituent.
b.
an element that indicates the grammatical class or function of a construction.
8.
a small radio beacon, automatically operated, used for local navigation of vessels.
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Also called marker pen, marking pen. a pen designed for making bold, colorful, or indelible marks, as in making signs or identifying objects.
11.
Slang.
a.
a debt, especially a gambling debt.
b.
a written or signed promise to pay a debt, especially a gambling debt; a promissory note or IOU.
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Citizens Band Radio Slang. one's location while driving on a highway, as determined by the nearest milepost.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a. something used for distinguishing or marking |
| b. (as modifier): a marker buoy | |
| 2. | a person or thing that marks |
| 3. | a person or object that keeps or shows scores in a game |
| 4. | biological marker genetic marker See medical marker a trait, condition, gene, or substance that indicates the presence of, or a probable increased predisposition to, a medical or psychological disorder |
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Word Origin & History
marker
O.E. mearcere "one who marks;" see mark (-). Meaning "felt-tipped marker pen" is from 1951, so called because their purpose was to "highlight" text.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
marker mark·er (mär'kər)
n.
One that marks or serves as a mark.
A physiological substance, such as human chorionic gonadotropin or alpha-fetoprotein, that may indicate disease when present in abnormal amounts in the serum, as that caused by a malignancy. Also called biomarker.
A genetic marker.
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Slang Dictionary
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Of course, writing in cursive is no more a sign of intelligence than using whom correctly, but it was a marker.
The marker papers are examples of competent student writing at each grade level.
It has none of the obvious benefits of that other marker of humanity, language.
Researchers showed that the marker also identifies nerves in human tissue.
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