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billiard marker

billiard marker

7.2
A small tool that keeps the score in a billiards game
  • noun
translation icon : marcador de billar
  • The billiard marker was placed beside the table to record each player's score.

Examples

  • They forgot to reset the billiard marker before starting a new match.

  • He glanced at the billiard marker to check how far ahead he was in the game.

  • The billiard marker is essential for keeping score.

  • I bought a new billiard marker for our game night.

  • The billiard marker helped the players keep track of their scores throughout the match.

  • Using the billiard marker, they noted every point scored during the game.

  • After each round, he checked the billiard marker to see who was winning.

Synonyms

scorepad
vsbilliard marker
3.0

A small pad of paper for writing points during a game

is a specific device made to keep score for one sport

Surface Forms

billiard marker singular
billiard markers plural

Morphology

billiard + marker

The meaning 'a device used to keep the score during a game of billiards' is directly and compositionally derived from 'billiard' (related to the game) + 'marker' (an object that marks or indicates). This noun‑noun compounding pattern is predictable and cross‑linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both words would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Billiard marker comes from a simple image: a small object moved to show points during a game. The word billiard is the game and marker is the thing that marks, so the phrase means the device that 'keeps the score'.