marker

UK/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/US/ˈmɑː(ɹ)kə(ɹ)/

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Other forms: markers

A marker is something that marks a place or shows a change. A boundary marker, a genetic marker, lay down a marker.

In medicine and biology a marker is a measurable sign of something else, and a genetic one may show a risk without causing anything. Laying down a marker means signalling a position you intend to hold.

Definitions of marker

1nounmarkerSomething that marks a place or shows a change.B2
“The path up the mountain is shown by painted markers on the rocks.”

marker is a sign.

Where it comes from

From mark + -er.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practise this word

marker in the wild

A marker set at the head of the grave may be called a headstone.
Gravestone
The use of such markers is traditional for Chinese, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic burials, as well as other traditions.
Gravestone
In software engineering, a design marker is a technique of documenting design choices in source code using the Marker Interface pattern.
Design marker
The markers are installed in publicly visible locations such as on buildings, monuments, and other notable sites, and are intended to be permanent.
Historical markers of the Philippines
The HMdb was launched in 2006 with 179 markers that Prats had personally documented.
Historical Marker Database

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Related words

trail marker

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