Definitions for marker
ˈmɑr kərmark·er

Princeton's WordNet(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. marker(noun)

   some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something

   "the buoys were markers for the channel"

2. marker, marking, mark(noun)

   a distinguishing symbol

   "the owner's mark was on all the sheep"

3. marker(noun)

   a writing implement for making a mark

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. marker(Noun)

   An object used to mark a location.

2. marker(Noun)

   Someone or something that marks.

3. marker(Noun)

   A felt-tipped pen.

4. marker(Noun)

   A signed note of a debt to be paid.

5. marker(Noun)

   A nonmonetary debt owed to someone, especially in return for a favor.

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

6. marker(Noun)

   A device that fires a paintball

7. marker(Noun)

   A defending player who stays close to an opponent in order to mark them.

8. marker(Verb)

   To mark or write on (something) using a marker

Webster Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Marker(noun)

   one who or that which marks

2. Marker(noun)

   one who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards

3. Marker(noun)

   a counter used in card playing and other games

4. Marker(noun)

   the soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment

5. Marker(noun)

   an attachment to a sewing machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it

Freebase(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Marker

   Marker is a municipality in Østfold county, Norway. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ørje. Marker was created as a new municipality on 1 January 1964 after the merger of the two old municipalities of Rødenes and Øymark. The municipality borders on Aremark, Rakkestad, Eidsberg, and Rømskog municipalities in Østfold county, Aurskog-Høland municipality in Akershus county, and on Sweden. European route E18 goes through the municipality. The biggest attractions in the municipality are Ørje Fortress and Basmo Fortress. Basmo Fortress lies on an isolated mountain outcropping between the lakes Rødenessjøen and Hemnessjøen in the northwestern part of the municipality.

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. marker

   1. A visual or electronic aid used to mark a designated point. 2. In land mine warfare: See gap marker; intermediate marker; lane marker; row marker; strip marker. 3. In naval operations, a maritime unit which maintains an immediate offensive or obstructive capability against a specified target.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. marker

   The soldier who forms the pivot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment. Also, the one who records the number of hits and misses made by soldiers at target practice.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'marker' in Nouns Frequency: #2626

Anagrams for marker »

1. Kramer

2. remark, re-mark

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of marker in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of marker in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of marker in a Sentence

1. Luo Rongsheng:

   I wrote down her name with a marker so that she could see it clearly. She was just sitting there and writing her name for an hour or so.

2. Andrew Siemion:

   The advantage is that it's very easy to distinguish, lots of the galaxies produces radio waves. If we see lots of energy in an area, it's an unmistakable marker of technology.

3. Ed Asner:

   She’s changed, she’s a Republican. Last time I saw her, she said Sarah Palin was a great lady. Ted Knight was diagnosed with cancer just months after the end of MTM and died August 26, 1986.The grave marker at Forest Lawn cemetery in Glendale, California bears his birth name,Theodore C. Konopka, and the words Bye Guy.

4. Nicholas French:

   This certainly sets down a marker for future cases, if the SOE is in the energy sector, they would have to show some concrete evidence to the rebut the commission’s analysis.

5. Sydney Harris:

   There's no point in burying the hatchet if you're going to put up a marker on the site.

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