Dictionary

highlighter en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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• /ˈhaɪ.laɪt.ɚ/ (US)
• [ˈhaɪ.laɪɾ.ɚ] (US)
• /ˈhaɪ.laɪt.ə/ (UK)

Etymology

From highlight + -er.

Meanings

1. A marker pen used to highlight text.
2. A cosmetic product that reflects light, used to emphasize the contours of the face etc.
3. That which highlights or emphasizes something.
   • The IPL was supposed to be a symbol of an ever-more influential, dynamic and prosperous India, a highlighter of its organizational skills and wealth. 2012, Samir Chopra, Brave New Pitch:
   • At the same time, art rooted in nature is eminently ephemeral, as human life itself is, and fairy lore again operates as a highlighter of this essential condition through its own distinctive world picture[…] 2011, Dani Cavallaro, The Fairy Tale and Anime, page 147:

Forms

Descendants

하이라이터 · ハイライター · υπογραμμιστής

Translations (47)

tr aydınlatıcı (cosmetic product) · fr surligneur (pen for highlighting) · de Textmarker (pen for highlighting) · he מַדְגֵּשׁ (pen for highlighting) · el υπογραμμιστής (pen for highlighting) · es fosforito (pen for highlighting) · es subrayador (pen for highlighting) · it evidenziatore (pen for highlighting) · ru хайла́йтер (pen for highlighting) · mn тодруулагч (pen for highlighting) · ko 형광펜 (pen for highlighting) · cy amlygydd (pen for highlighting) · hu szövegkiemelő (pen for highlighting) · pt caneta marca-texto (pen for highlighting) · ru флома́стер (pen for highlighting) · es marcador fluorescente (pen for highlighting) · ja ハイライター (cosmetic product) · tr fosforlu kalem (pen for highlighting) · pt marcador fluorescente (pen for highlighting) · de Marker (pen for highlighting) · pl iluminator (cosmetic product) · nrf mèrtcheux leunminneux (pen for highlighting) · sv överstrykningspenna (pen for highlighting) · cy aroleuydd (pen for highlighting) · id penyorot (pen for highlighting) · lb Markéierstëft (pen for highlighting) · cmn 熒光筆 /荧光笔 (pen for highlighting) · ru ма́ркер (pen for highlighting) · es resaltador (pen for highlighting) · cs zvýrazňovač (pen for highlighting) · pl zakreślacz (pen for highlighting) · aii ܡܲܩܫܝܵܢܵܐ (pen for highlighting) · ko 하이라이터 (cosmetic product) · ja 蛍光ペン (pen for highlighting) · he מַרְקֶר (pen for highlighting) · mi pene miramira (pen for highlighting) · ru текстовыдели́тель (pen for highlighting) · pt sublinhador (pen for highlighting) · mk надвлекувач (pen for highlighting) · pl rozświetlacz (cosmetic product) · fi korostuskynä (pen for highlighting) · ru маркер (cosmetic product) · pt marca-texto (pen for highlighting) · sk zvýrazňovač (pen for highlighting) · nl markeerstift (pen for highlighting) · de Markierstift (pen for highlighting) · lb Marqueur (pen for highlighting)