MARKER

Marker

In linguistics, a marker is a free or bound morpheme that indicates the grammatical function of the marked word, phrase, or sentence. In analytic languages and agglutinative languages, markers are generally easily distinguished. In fusional languages and polysynthetic languages, this is often not the case. For example, in Latin, a highly fusional language, the word amo is marked by suffix -o for indicative mood, active voice, first person, singular, present tense. Analytic languages tend to have a relatively limited number of markers.

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marker

Noun

  1. An object used to mark a location.
  2. Someone or something that marks.
    1. One who keeps account of a game played, as of billiards.
    2. A counter used in card games and other games.
    3. The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column, or marks the direction of an alignment.
    4. An attachment to a sewing machine for marking a line on the fabric by creasing it.
  3. A felt-tipped pen.
  4. A signed note of a debt to be paid.
  5. A nonmonetary debt owed to someone, especially in return for a favor.
    We may not be able to do this alone. Maybe it’s time to call in some of our markers.
  6. A device that fires a paintball
  7. A defending player who stays close to an opponent in order to mark them.

Verb

  1. To mark or write on (something) using a marker


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