a marked man/woman
noun
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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By August 1918, the Bolsheviks were arresting foreigners, making Imbrie a marked man.
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
In the end, Brian was always a marked man; the urging from Eli, Rosa, Estel, and even a reporter from a local TV station (Connie Britton) couldn’t save him.
—Aramide Tinubu, Essence, 28 Jan. 2022
Goalby was a marked man, catapulted into history with the pencil stroke of another player named Tommy Aaron, on behalf of De Vicenzo.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2022
Kaprizov will be a marked man, undoubtedly at the top of Vegas' scouting report.
—Star Tribune, 15 May 2021
Baker Mayfield is a marked man for a Pittsburgh unit that has posted at least three sacks and an interception in each of its four games.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2020
Dahlan returned to the West Bank afterward a marked man in the eyes of Abbas, who exiled him in 2011.
—Grant Rumley, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024
In the end, Brian was always a marked man; the urging from Eli, Rosa, Estel, and even a reporter from a local TV station (Connie Britton) couldn’t save him.
—Aramide Tinubu, Essence, 28 Jan. 2022
Goalby was a marked man, catapulted into history with the pencil stroke of another player named Tommy Aaron, on behalf of De Vicenzo.
—Los Angeles Times, 23 Jan. 2022
Kaprizov will be a marked man, undoubtedly at the top of Vegas' scouting report.
—Star Tribune, 15 May 2021
Baker Mayfield is a marked man for a Pittsburgh unit that has posted at least three sacks and an interception in each of its four games.
—Jarrett Bell, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2020
Dahlan returned to the West Bank afterward a marked man in the eyes of Abbas, who exiled him in 2011.
—Grant Rumley, Foreign Affairs, 16 June 2015
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“A marked man/woman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/a%20marked%20man%2Fwoman. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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