Meanings
nounbookmarker (plural bookmarkers)
plural bookmarkers
- A slip of paper, card, etc. used to mark one's place in reading a book; a bookmark.
“Oh, let us not mention such astronomical figures,” said Bolotov, approaching and replacing with a grass blade the thumb he had been using as a bookmarker.
1957 March 7, Vladimir Nabokov, chapter 5.3, in Pnin, Heinemann, page 122
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna marker (a piece of paper or ribbon) placed between the pages of a book to mark the reader's place
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APA
bookmarker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookmarker
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“bookmarker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookmarker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bookmarker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bookmarker.
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