a marked man/woman
Definition of a marked man/woman
1 : someone who is famous or who gets a lot of attention Winning the race made him a marked man. As the front-runner, the candidate has become a marked woman.
2 : someone who is not liked or trusted or who is in danger of being harmed His unpopular ideas made him a marked man at work.
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: having an identifying mark
: having a distinctive or emphasized character
: enjoying fame or notoriety
: an individual human
: an adult male human
: husband
: to supply with people (as for service)
: to station members of a ship's crew at
: to serve in the force or complement of
: manual
: an adult female person
: womankind
: distinctively feminine nature : womanliness
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