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# marker

noun (marker, markers)

«marker» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A marker is a pen with a thick, coloured tip, often called a felt-tip pen or marker pen. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/#m1)
2. A marker is also a sign or object that shows a place, like a mile marker or a bookmark. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/#m2)
3. A marker is a person who marks pupils' work or tests, or a player who marks an opponent in a game. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/#m3)

### In the lessons

In maths: a thing counted, bought or shared; markers per pack or per child; distance markers on a road show a position. In school: whiteboard markers, highlighter markers. In sport: a marker guards an opponent; cones as markers. Phrases: marker pen, whiteboard marker, permanent marker, mile marker, place marker.

### Examples

- A pack has 12 markers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/#x1)
- Each marker costs 75 cents. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/#x2)
- She shared 24 markers among 4 friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/#x3)
- The mile marker says 15. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/#x4)
- The teacher wrote on the board with a blue marker. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/#x5)
- Put the cap back on the marker so it does not dry out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/#x6)
- A permanent marker does not wash off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/#x7)
- Cones were used as markers for the race. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/#x8)

### Note

Countable. A «permanent marker» does not rub off; a whiteboard marker does. Just the thing counted; packs make a rate. Trap: a mile marker shows a position, not a distance walked; the distance between two markers is the difference.

## In Jewish tradition

In maths: a thing counted, bought or shared; markers per pack or per child; distance markers on a road show a position. In school: whiteboard markers, highlighter markers. In sport: a marker guards an opponent; cones as markers. Phrases: marker pen, whiteboard marker, permanent marker, mile marker, place marker.

### Examples

- N\] = original page markers; \[N\] = note references (notes are in sy08 section). (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#x1)

### Note

Countable. A «permanent marker» does not rub off; a whiteboard marker does. Just the thing counted; packs make a rate. Trap: a mile marker shows a position, not a distance walked; the distance between two markers is the difference.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «marker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/marker/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«marker» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/marker.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «marker» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«marker» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/marker.html) on Mova free.