marked man, a



marked man, a

Also, marked woman. A person singled out as an object of suspicion, hostility, or vengeance. For example, As a witness to the robbery, he felt he was a marked man, or After her fiasco at the meeting, she was a marked woman-no one would hire her. This idiom was first recorded in 1833.
See also: marked

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
DagnyDAHNG-nuy (Swedish)Swedish, Norwegian, Danish
Watkins['wɔtkinz]
GretelGRE-telGerman
KrystynKRIS-tinPolish
ErmaUR-məEnglish
Anthelm-Ancient Germanic