Marker — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something

a distinguishing symbol

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈɑːɹkɚ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈɑːkə/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈɑːkə/

2 syllables Say it as /mˈɑːɹkɚ/.

Examples

the buoys were markers for the channel
the owner's mark was on all the sheep

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mark marking

Parts of Speech

noun	some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something “the buoys were markers for the channel”
noun	a distinguishing symbol “the owner's mark was on all the sheep”
noun	a writing implement for making a mark

Word Forms

mark

verb

designate as if by a mark

Around the World

Europe

🇫🇷French

marqueur

un objet visible utilisé pour distinguer ou marquer quelque chose

🇪🇸Spanish

marcador

algún objeto llamativo utilizado para distinguir o marcar algo

🇮🇹Italian

marcatore

qualche oggetto vistoso usato per distinguere o contrassegnare qualcosa

🇳🇱Dutch

markering

een opvallend voorwerp dat wordt gebruikt om iets te onderscheiden of te markeren

🇵🇹Portuguese

marcador

algum objeto conspícuo usado para distinguir ou marcar algo

🇷🇺Russian

маркер

какой-то заметный объект, используемый для различения или обозначения чего-либо

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निशान

किसी चीज़ को अलग करने या चिह्नित करने के लिए इस्तेमाल की जाने वाली कोई विशिष्ट वस्तु

🇧🇩Bengali

চিহ্নিতকারী

কিছু সুস্পষ্ট বস্তু যা কিছু আলাদা করতে বা চিহ্নিত করতে ব্যবহৃত হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

குறிப்பான்

எதையாவது வேறுபடுத்த அல்லது குறிக்கப் பயன்படுத்தப்படும் சில வெளிப்படையான பொருள்

🇮🇳Telugu

మార్కర్

ఏదైనా గుర్తించడానికి లేదా గుర్తించడానికి ఉపయోగించే కొన్ని ప్రస్ఫుటమైన వస్తువు

🇮🇳Marathi

मार्कर

काहीतरी वेगळे करण्यासाठी किंवा चिन्हांकित करण्यासाठी वापरली जाणारी काही सुस्पष्ट वस्तू

🇮🇳Gujarati

માર્કર

કોઈ વસ્તુને અલગ પાડવા અથવા ચિહ્નિત કરવા માટે વપરાતી કેટલીક સ્પષ્ટ વસ્તુ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಾರ್ಕರ್

ಯಾವುದನ್ನಾದರೂ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕಿಸಲು ಅಥವಾ ಗುರುತಿಸಲು ಬಳಸಲಾಗುವ ಕೆಲವು ಎದ್ದುಕಾಣುವ ವಸ್ತು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മാർക്കർ

എന്തെങ്കിലും വേർതിരിച്ചറിയുന്നതിനോ അടയാളപ്പെടുത്തുന്നതിനോ ഉപയോഗിക്കുന്ന ചില പ്രകടമായ വസ്തു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਰਕਰ

ਕੁਝ ਸਪਸ਼ਟ ਵਸਤੂ ਜੋ ਕਿਸੇ ਚੀਜ਼ ਨੂੰ ਵੱਖਰਾ ਕਰਨ ਜਾਂ ਚਿੰਨ੍ਹਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਵਰਤੀ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

مارکر

کچھ نمایاں چیز جو کسی چیز کو ممتاز کرنے یا نشان زد کرنے کے لیے استعمال ہوتی ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

标记

用于区分或标记某物的一些显眼物体

🇯🇵Japanese

マーカー

何かを区別したりマークしたりするために使用される目立つ物体

🇰🇷Korean

채점자

무언가를 구별하거나 표시하는 데 사용되는 눈에 띄는 물체

🇻🇳Vietnamese

điểm đánh dấu

một số đối tượng dễ thấy được sử dụng để phân biệt hoặc đánh dấu một cái gì đó

🇹🇭Thai

เครื่องหมาย

วัตถุที่เห็นได้ชัดเจนบางอย่างที่ใช้ในการแยกแยะหรือทำเครื่องหมายบางสิ่งบางอย่าง

🇮🇩Indonesian

penanda

beberapa objek mencolok yang digunakan untuk membedakan atau menandai sesuatu

🇵🇭Filipino

pananda

ilang nakikitang bagay na ginagamit upang makilala o markahan ang isang bagay

🇲🇾Malay

penanda

beberapa objek yang mudah dilihat digunakan untuk membezakan atau menandakan sesuatu

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

علامة

بعض الأشياء الواضحة المستخدمة للتمييز أو وضع علامة على شيء ما

🇮🇷Persian

نشانگر

برخی از چیزهای آشکار که برای تشخیص یا علامت گذاری چیزی استفاده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

işaretleyici

bir şeyi ayırt etmek veya işaretlemek için kullanılan göze çarpan bazı nesneler

🇮🇱Hebrew

סַמָן

חפץ בולט כלשהו המשמש להבחין או לסמן משהו

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What is the primary definition of the word 'marker'?

The primary meaning of 'marker' is 'some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something'.

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Using 'marker' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'marker' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'marker' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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