marked man



marked man

A person who is targeted for harm or retaliation of some kind. After Ed alerted the authorities about the corruption that took place within the company, he became a marked man.
See also: man, marked

*marked man

Fig. to be someone, usually a male, who is in danger from harm by someone else. (*Typically: be ~; live like ~.) Bob's a marked man. His parents found out that he's skipping school. Fred's a marked man, too. Jack is looking for him to get his money back.
See also: man, marked

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
MyronMIE-rən (English), muy-rawn (Ancient Greek)English, Ancient Greek
Deborah['debərə]
Cveta-Serbian
WaldoWAWL-do (English)English, German, Ancient Germanic
AmÁLia-Hungarian, Portuguese, Slovak
Alem-Bosnian