Words / B2

MAHK-uh/ˈmɑːkə/

A marker is a thick pen, a sign of a level, or an exam examiner: a board marker; a marker of status. Pen is everyday; examiner is the board twin. A board marker is not a fountain pen. Mix-up: mark is a score or spot (already in the dictionary); market is buying and selling (already in the dictionary). Do not write marker for “the mark scheme” as a whole.

Meaning

A pen with a thick tip; also a sign of a level or an exam examiner.

Examples

• “A board marker is not a fountain pen on the stationery list.”
• “A senior marker re-marked the script, which is the examiner sense.”

Good to know

a board / whiteboard marker; a marker of; a senior marker. Trap: mark / market. Stationery, sociology, and exams. Pen, sign, or examiner — specify.

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