marker

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something

   the buoys were markers for the channel

2. 2
   noun

   Someone or something that creates marks, particularly

   Don't use the permanent marker on the whiteboard.

3. 3
   noun

   Someone or something used to mark a position or amount, particularly

   Board member Phillip Carlson […] said he considers [the election of] Brading to be a marker for the distance the gay and lesbian community has come.

4. 4
   noun

   Someone who assigns marks on tests, examinations, etc.; a grader.

   So, in his end of term report, what marks would Brown award himself for his time at TfL? "8½," he replies. Why? "I'm a hard marker! […]

5. 5
   noun

   The ink marks or residue of a felt-tipped pen.

   Susie got marker all over the walls.

6. 6
   noun

   A personal favor owed to someone, whether written or not.

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

7. 7
   noun

   A player on defense used to mark one or more offensive players.

   He skipped past Marc Wilson before clipping a delicious cross into the Stoke danger zone, where Cisse's sharp movement allowed him to escape marker Robert Huth and send a far-post header crashing against the crossbar. And Cabaye was waiting to pounce on the rebound with a close range header.

8. 8
   noun

   A player employed by a private club to compete against members.

   The Court itself, with its rent, the wages of the Marker and the tips to the Marker, the rackets and the balls, the baths and the flannels and the washing of the flannels, do much to account for the costliness of play.

Etymology

From mark + -er.