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HIGHLIGHTER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does highlighter mean? 

HIGHLIGHTER (noun)
  The noun HIGHLIGHTER has 2 senses:

1. a cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbonesplay

2. a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a textplay

  Familiarity information: HIGHLIGHTER used as a noun is rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


HIGHLIGHTER (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("highlighter" is a kind of...):

cosmetic (a toiletry designed to beautify the body)

Derivation:

highlight (apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent)

highlight (move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent)


Sense 2

Meaning:

A fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("highlighter" is a kind of...):

marker (a writing implement for making a mark)

Derivation:

highlight (move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent)


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