felt-tip pen

noun

A pen that holds quick-drying ink conveyed to a writing surface by means of a felt nib.

Meanings

nounfelt-tip pen (plural felt-tip pens)

plural felt-tip pens

  1. UKA pen that holds quick-drying ink conveyed to a writing surface by means of a felt nib.

    Synonyms: felt-tip, felt, marker pen, marker, sharpie, texta, magic marker

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pen that holds quick-drying ink conveyed to a writing surface by means of a felt nib.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker)

Broader

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Arabic قَلَم لَبَدِيّ, قَلَم تَحْدِيد
  • قَلَم لَبَدِيّ (qalam labadiyy)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • قَلَم تَحْدِيد (qalam taḥdīd)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Bulgarian флома́стер, флума́стер
  • флома́стер (flomáster)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • флума́стер (flumáster)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Catalan retolador
  • retoladorpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Chinese Cantonese 簽字筆 /签字笔
  • 簽字筆 /签字笔 (cim¹ zi⁶ bat¹)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Chinese Mandarin 馬克筆 /马克笔, 氈頭墨水筆 /毡头墨水笔
  • 馬克筆 /马克笔 (mǎkèbǐ)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • 氈頭墨水筆 /毡头墨水笔 (zhāntóumòshuǐbǐ)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Czech fix, popisovač
  • fixpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • popisovačpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Danish tuschpen
  • tuschpenpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Dutch viltstift, stift
  • viltstiftpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • stiftpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Esperanto feltkrajono
  • feltkrajonopen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Estonian viltpliiats, vildikas
  • viltpliiatspen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • vildikaspen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Finnish huopakynä
  • huopakynäpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
French stylo-feutre, crayon-feutre
  • stylo-feutrepen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • crayon-feutrepen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • feutrepen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
German Filzstift, Filzschreiber
  • Filzstiftpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • Filzschreiberpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • Filzerpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Greek μαρκαδόρος
  • μαρκαδόρος (markadóros)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Hungarian filctoll
  • filctollpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Icelandic tússpenni, tússlitur
  • tússpennipen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • tússliturpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Irish peann feiltbhiorach
  • peann feiltbhiorachpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Italian pennarello
  • pennarellopen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Japanese フェルトペン
  • フェルトペン (ferutopen)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Korean 펠트펜
  • 펠트펜 (pelteupen)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Latvian flomāsters
  • flomāsterspen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Lithuanian flomasteris
  • flomasterispen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Māori pene whītau
  • pene whītaupen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Norwegian Bokmål tusj, tusjpenn
  • tusjpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • tusjpennpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Polish flamaster, mazak
  • flamasterpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • mazakpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • pisakpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • markerpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Portuguese caneta hidrográfica
  • caneta hidrográficapen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Russian флома́стер
  • флома́стер (flomáster)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Slovak fixka, popisovač
  • fixkapen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • popisovačpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Spanish rotulador, plumón
  • rotuladorpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • plumónpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • marcadorpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • sylvapénpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Swedish tuschpenna
  • tuschpennapen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Thai ปากกาเคมี, ปากกาเมจิก
  • ปากกาเคมี (bpàak-gaa-kee-mii)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • ปากกาเมจิก (bpàak-gaa-mee-jìk)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Turkish işaretleyici kalem, keçeli kalem
  • işaretleyici kalempen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
  • keçeli kalempen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Ukrainian флома́стер
  • флома́стер (flomáster)pen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Vietnamese bút dạ
  • bút dạpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Welsh pen ffelt
  • pen ffeltpen that holds ink conveyed to a writing surface by a felt nib
Cite this entry
APA

felt-tip pen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/felt-tip%20pen

MLA

“felt-tip pen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/felt-tip%20pen. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “felt-tip pen,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/felt-tip%20pen.

Source: felt-tip pen on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.