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# marker

«marker» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **a pen with a thick, coloured tip, often called a felt-tip…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 4 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (marker, markers)

### meaning for a pupil

1) A marker is a pen with a thick, coloured tip, often called a felt-tip pen or marker pen. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#m1)

2) A marker is also a sign or object that shows a place, like a mile marker or a bookmark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#m2)

3) A marker is a person who marks pupils' work or tests, or a player who marks an opponent in a game. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#m3)

### sense in the lessons

In maths: a thing counted, bought or shared; markers per pack or per child; distance markers on a road show a position. In school: whiteboard markers, highlighter markers. In sport: a marker guards an opponent; cones as markers. Phrases: marker pen, whiteboard marker, permanent marker, mile marker, place marker.

### examples

- N] = original page markers; [N] = note references (notes are in sy08 section). (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#x1)
- A pack has 12 markers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#x2)
- Each marker costs 75 cents. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#x3)
- She shared 24 markers among 4 friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#x4)
- The mile marker says 15. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#x5)
- The teacher wrote on the board with a blue marker. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#x6)
- Put the cap back on the marker so it does not dry out. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#x7)
- A permanent marker does not wash off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#x8)
- Cones were used as markers for the race. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/#x9)

### note

Countable. A «permanent marker» does not rub off; a whiteboard marker does. Just the thing counted; packs make a rate. Trap: a mile marker shows a position, not a distance walked; the distance between two markers is the difference.

### In the corpora

- [Legible means clear enough to read; in a test, writing the marker cannot read cannot get a mark.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/english/5-handwriting-holding-the-pencil-and-joining-up/22/)
- [Check trail markers at every junction so you stay on the right path.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/230-hiking-and-camping/13/)
- [Permanent markers do not wash off, so they are used only on paper or with permission, and the cap goes back on.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/245-crafts-scissors-glue-and-paint/12/)
- [Check the trail markers at every junction so you stay on the right path and can find your way back.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/299-parks-playgrounds-woods-and-hiking/21/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «marker» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/M/marker/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.