highlighter vs permanent marker

highlighter

noun
  • A marker pen used to highlight text. 

  • That which highlights or emphasizes something. 

  • A cosmetic product that reflects light, used to emphasize the contours of the face etc. 

permanent marker

noun
  • a type of felt-tip pen used to create permanent water-resistant writing on a surface such as a writable DVD 

How often have the words highlighter and permanent marker occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )