marker

Other forms of marker

plural

markers·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about marker

What does marker mean?

marker means "some conspicuous object used to distinguish or mark something". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in marker?

marker has 2 syllables: mar-ker. The stress falls on "mar". In IPA it is /ˈmɑɹkɚ/.

What is another word for marker?

Close synonyms include marking, mark. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is marker a common word?

marker is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.