a marked man

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a marked man - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Marked \Marked\ (m[aum]rkt), a.
     Designated or distinguished by, or as by, a mark; hence;
     noticeable; conspicuous; as, a marked card; a marked coin; a
     marked instance. -- Mark"ed*ly, adv. --J. S. Mill.
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     A marked man, a man who is noted by a community, or by a
        part of it, as, for excellence or depravity; -- usually
        with an unfavorable suggestion.
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