1. Some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something
   "the buoys were markers for the channel"
    
2. A distinguishing symbol
   "The company logo served as a marker on all their products";
   - marking, mark
    
3. A writing implement for making a mark
   "She used a permanent marker to label the moving boxes"
    
4. [N. Amer] A promise to pay a specified amount on demand or at a certain time
   "He gave me his marker for the poker debt";
   - note, promissory note, note of hand
    
5. Someone who marks an examination, or scores a game or competition
   "The exam markers worked diligently to grade all the papers"

Derived forms: markers

Type of: artefact [Brit], artifact [N. Amer], certificate of indebtedness, debt instrument, obligation, symbol, writing implement

Encyclopedia: Marker, Norway