highlighter
noun
high·light·er
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Definition of highlighter
: a pen with a broad felt tip and brightly colored transparent ink for marking selected passages in a text
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Warm yellow light, the color of highlighter pens, glows from the little window. — David Pagel, Los Angeles Times, "Forget the corpse flower. ‘Blossoming Carcass’ at this gallery has alien appeal," 2 Sep. 2019 The two pile on foundation, pink and green eyeshadow, countour highlighter, lipstick, lipgloss, eyeliner, and powder for around 20 minutes. — Marianne Garvey, CNN, "Even the Kardashians can't do their makeup after 18 tequila shots," 9 Aug. 2019 Next, apply highlighter from the UD I Game of Thrones Mother of Dragons Highlight Palette in the shades Rhaegal and Drogon to the cheekbones and nose for a glamorous, glowy look. — Jenna Rosenstein, Harper's BAZAAR, "Nathalie Emmanuel and Maisie Williams Both Wore the Urban Decay Game of Thrones Collab," 4 Apr. 2019 Office Depot is advertising 80 percent off supplies such as pencils and highlighters as well as $10 school backpacks while supplies last. — Austin Fuller, orlandosentinel.com, "Tax-free holiday starts Friday. On no-tax list: School supplies, computers and ... lingerie?," 29 July 2019 Besides backpacks, supplies needed include folders, notebooks, pens, pencils, dry erasers, pencil cases, highlighters, glue, crayons and a host of other items. — baltimoresun.com, "Aberdeen Police collecting school supplies to give to local children," 19 July 2019 The collection features the Mrs. West Shadow Palette, a Love Creme lipstick, a Soulmate lip gloss, a Love lip liner, a Flower Wall blush, and a Forever highlighter. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Kim and Kanye Celebrated Their Fifth Wedding Anniversary with Celine Dion," 26 May 2019 His more recent products include a highlighter collection called Moon Prism Powders, based on the TV show Sailor Moon. — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, "You Won't Believe What Manny MUA's Net Worth Is," 17 May 2019 Huda Beauty is not wasting any time getting us ready summer, first with the launch of N.Y.M.P.H — its brand-new, liquid body highlighter — and now with another product for sculpting called Tantour. — Kaleigh Fasanella, Allure, "Huda Beauty’s New Tantour Makes It Way Easier to Contour and Bronze Your Face at the Same Time," 6 May 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'highlighter.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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highlighter
noun
English Language Learners Definition of highlighter
: a special pen with brightly colored ink that you can see through
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highlighter
noun
high·light·er
| \ ˈhī-ˌlī-tər
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Kids Definition of highlighter
: a pen with a wide felt tip and brightly colored ink for marking text on a page so that it stands out clearly