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highlighter

UK/ˈhaɪ.laɪt.ə//ˈhaɪ.laɪt.ɚ/

highlighter noun: a marker pen used to highlight text.

highlighter: a marker pen used to highlight text
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Noun

highlighter (plural highlighters)

  1. A marker pen used to highlight text.
  2. A cosmetic product that reflects light, used to emphasize the contours of the face etc.
  3. That which highlights or emphasizes something.
    • The IPL was supposed to be a symbol of an ever-more influential, dynamic and prosperous India, a highlighter of its organizational skills and wealth.2012, Samir Chopra, Brave New Pitch
    • At the same time, art rooted in nature is eminently ephemeral, as human life itself is, and fairy lore again operates as a highlighter of this essential condition through its own distinctive world picture[…]2011, Dani Cavallaro, The Fairy Tale and Anime, page 147

highlighter meaning in Tamil and Indonesian

highlighter in Tamil

சிறப்புக் கூறுடையவர், சிறப்புப் பொருள் சொல்பவர், சொற்பொருளை விளக்குபவர், எடுப்பாக்கி

highlighter in Indonesian

pen for highlighting
penyorot

Forms of highlighter

pluralhighlighters

Plural of highlighter: highlighters

Origin of highlighter

From highlight + -er.

Questions about highlighter

What does highlighter mean?
Highlighter means a marker pen used to highlight text.
What is highlighter in Tamil?
Highlighter in Tamil is சிறப்புக் கூறுடையவர், சிறப்புப் பொருள் சொல்பவர், சொற்பொருளை விளக்குபவர். See Highlighter meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is highlighter?
Highlighter is a noun.
How do you pronounce highlighter?
Highlighter is pronounced /ˈhaɪ.laɪt.ə/ (UK).
What is the plural of highlighter?
The plural of highlighter is highlighters.

Words near highlighter in the dictionary

  1. highlife
  2. highlifes
  3. highlight
  4. highlightable
  5. highlighted
  6. highlighter
  7. highlighters
  8. highlighting
  9. highlightings
  10. highlights
  11. highline

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Adapted from Wiktionary: highlighter (page history and authors); highlighter (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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