markers

Noun

marker (countable and uncountable, plural markers)

1. A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen.
   • Don't use the permanent marker on the whiteboard.
2. A scorekeeper, especially one who tallies billiard scores.
   • "It has been ready a long while," answered the marker, who had already set the balls in a triangle, and was knocking the red one about for his own diversion.1901 [1878], chapter 8, in Constance Garnett, transl., Anna Karenina, translation of Анна Каренина (Anna Karenina) by Leo Tolstoy, part 7
3. A device that fires a paintball.
4. 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.1990 April 7, Deborah Schwartz, “Gay Group Hires Straight Man”, in Gay Community News, page 5
   1. A real or virtual objective, something to be aimed for.
      • Pellegrini insisted this was a game City had to win - this they did and with the sort of performance that put down a marker for how the Chilean wants his team to play.2013 September 22, Phil McNulty, “Man City 4-1 Man Utd”, in BBC Sport
   2. A location on a stage or set where an actor is to stand or move to during a scene, usually indicated by a small X design placed on the floor.

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