Meanings
plural highlighters
- A marker pen used to highlight text.
- 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 Pitch1 more example
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
Origin
Translations
Chinese Mandarin 熒光筆 /荧光笔
- 熒光筆 /荧光笔 (yíngguāngbǐ)pen for highlighting
Czech zvýrazňovač
- zvýrazňovačpen for highlighting
Dutch markeerstift
- markeerstiftpen for highlighting
Finnish korostuskynä
- korostuskynäpen for highlighting
French surligneur
- surligneurpen for highlighting
German Textmarker, Marker
- Textmarkerpen for highlighting
- Markerpen for highlighting
- Markierstiftpen for highlighting
Greek υπογραμμιστής
- υπογραμμιστής (ypogrammistís)pen for highlighting
Hebrew מַרְקֶר, מַדְגֵּשׁ
- מַרְקֶר (márqer)pen for highlighting
- מַדְגֵּשׁ (madgésh)pen for highlighting
Hungarian szövegkiemelő
- szövegkiemelőpen for highlighting
Indonesian penyorot
- penyorotpen for highlighting
Italian evidenziatore
- evidenziatorepen for highlighting
Japanese 蛍光ペン, ハイライター
- 蛍光ペン (keikō pen)pen for highlighting
- ハイライター (hairaitā)cosmetic product
Korean 형광펜, 하이라이터
- 형광펜 (hyeonggwangpen)pen for highlighting
- 하이라이터 (hairaiteo)cosmetic product
Māori pene miramira
- pene miramirapen for highlighting
Polish zakreślacz, rozświetlacz
- zakreślaczpen for highlighting
- rozświetlaczcosmetic product
- iluminatorcosmetic product
Portuguese marcador fluorescente, caneta marca-texto
- marcador fluorescentepen for highlighting
- caneta marca-textopen for highlighting
- marca-textopen for highlighting
- sublinhadorpen for highlighting
Russian хайла́йтер, флома́стер
- хайла́йтер (xajlájtɛr)pen for highlighting
- флома́стер (flomáster)pen for highlighting
- ма́ркер (márker)pen for highlighting
- текстовыдели́тель (tekstovydelítelʹ)pen for highlighting
- маркер (marker)cosmetic product
Slovak zvýrazňovač
- zvýrazňovačpen for highlighting
Spanish resaltador, subrayador
- resaltadorpen for highlighting
- subrayadorpen for highlighting
- fosforitopen for highlighting
- marcador fluorescentepen for highlighting
Swedish överstrykningspenna
- överstrykningspennapen for highlighting
Turkish fosforlu kalem, aydınlatıcı
- fosforlu kalempen for highlighting
- aydınlatıcıcosmetic product
Welsh aroleuydd, amlygydd
- aroleuyddpen for highlighting
- amlygyddpen for highlighting
Cite this entry
highlighter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highlighter
“highlighter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highlighter. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “highlighter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/highlighter.
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