marked man/woman
noun [C usually singular]Definition
› someone who is at risk of being harmed by someone: He is still free to travel the world, but he knows that he is a marked man.Dangers and threats
(Definition of marked man/woman noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- black spot noun
- brinkmanship noun
- calculated risk noun
- chance noun (RISK)
- chancy adjective
- darkly adverb (THREATENING)
- dodgy adjective (NOT RELIABLE)
- firetrap noun
- hazard noun
- hazardous adjective
- high-risk adjective
- hostage to fortune idiom
- intimidate verb
- perilous adjective
- poisoned chalice noun
- precarious adjective
- precipice noun
- pull a gun, knife, etc. on sb idiom
- risk noun
- treacherous adjective (DANGEROUS)
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Dangers and threats
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