highlighter

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kewk-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *kówkos

Proto-Germanic *hauhaz

Proto-West Germanic *hauh

Old English hēah

Middle English heigh

English high

Proto-Indo-European *lewk-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *lewktom

Proto-Germanic *leuhtą

Proto-West Germanic *leuht

Old English lēoht

Middle English light

English light

English highlight

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

English -er

English highlighter

From highlight + -er.

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ.laɪt.ə/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈhaɪ.laɪt.ɚ/, [ˈhaɪ.laɪɾ.ɚ]
Audio (US): (file)

Noun

highlighter (plural highlighters)

A marker pen used to highlight text.
A cosmetic product that reflects light, used to emphasize the contours of the face etc.
That which highlights or emphasizes something.
- 2012, Samir Chopra, Brave New Pitch:
  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.
- 2011, Dani Cavallaro, The Fairy Tale and Anime, page 147:
  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 […]

Descendants

→ Greek: υπογραμμιστής (ypogrammistís) (calque)
→ Japanese: ハイライター (hairaitā)
→ Korean: 하이라이터 (hairaiteo)

Translations

pen for highlighting

Aramaic:
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܲܩܫܝܵܢܵܐ m (maqšyānā)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 熒光筆 / 荧光笔 (zh) (yíngguāngbǐ)
Czech: zvýrazňovač m
Dutch: markeerstift (nl) m
Finnish: korostuskynä
French: surligneur (fr)
German: Textmarker (de) m, Marker (de) m, Markierstift m
Greek: υπογραμμιστής m (ypogrammistís)
Hebrew: מַרְקֶר (he) m (márqer), מַדְגֵּשׁ (he) m (madgésh)
Hungarian: szövegkiemelő (hu)
Indonesian: penyorot (id)
Italian: evidenziatore m
Japanese: 蛍光ペン (ja) (けいこうペン, keikō pen)
Korean: 형광펜 (hyeonggwangpen)
Luxembourgish: Marqueur m, Markéierstëft m
Macedonian: надвлекувач (mk) m (nadvlekuvač)
Māori: pene miramira
Mongolian:
Cyrillic: тодруулагч (mn) (todruulagč)
Norman: mèrtcheux leunminneux m
Polish: zakreślacz (pl) m
Portuguese: marcador fluorescente m, caneta marca-texto f (Brazil), marca-texto m (Brazil), sublinhador m (Portugal)
Russian: хайла́йтер (ru) m (xajlájtɛr), флома́стер (ru) m (flomáster), ма́ркер (ru) m (márker), текстовыдели́тель (ru) m (tekstovydelítelʹ)
Slovak: zvýrazňovač m
Spanish: resaltador (es) m, subrayador m, fosforito (es) m, marcador fluorescente m
Swedish: överstrykningspenna (sv) c
Turkish: fosforlu kalem
Welsh: aroleuydd m, amlygydd m

cosmetic product

Japanese: ハイライター (hairaitā)
Korean: 하이라이터 (hairaiteo)
Polish: rozświetlacz m, iluminator (pl) m
Russian: маркер (ru) m (marker)
Turkish: aydınlatıcı (tr)