HIGHLIGHTER Definition & Meaning

highlighter

[ hahy-lahy-ter ]

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noun

a felt-tip pen with a wide nib for highlighting passages of printed material in a soft, transparent color.
a cosmetic powder or cream applied to the face in places where light would naturally hit, as the cheeks, forehead, chin, and center of the nose, to create a glowing effect.

highlighter

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noun

a cosmetic cream or powder applied to the face to highlight the cheekbones, eyes, etc
a fluorescent felt-tip pen used as a marker to emphasize a section of text without obscuring it

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of highlighter¹

First recorded in 1965–70; highlight + -er ¹( def )

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The out-of-office is on, the mulled wine is mulling, and the highlighter pen is out as families look ahead to the best of this year's Christmas TV.

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“Not only is she from California, she’s from the Bay Area. There’s no purpose to be served for her by putting a yellow highlighter on that. I wouldn’t put him on the road.”

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Overcome by a “huge wave of inspiration”, she now says, she pulled out her mini Jack Wills diary and wrote in pink highlighter:

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And that’s what I was interested in as a young actor — like, how much can I use this highlighter?

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With the yarn in one hand and a crochet hook in the other, she intricately worked in more of the neon pink, highlighter yellow and tortoise blue that she’d hand-dyed in her kitchen.

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