marker vs pennant

marker

noun
  • A sewing machine attachment that creases the fabric to mark a line 

  • A counter, especially one used in card games. 

  • A felt-tipped pen, a marker pen. 

  • Synonym of IOU, an informal record of a debt. 

  • A gene or DNA sequence with a known location on a chromosome that can be used to identify individuals or species. 

  • A substance used as an indicator for diagnosis or other analysis, a biomarker. 

  • A personal favor owed to someone, whether written or not. 

  • A free or bound morpheme indicating a grammatical function. 

  • Someone who assigns marks on tests, examinations, etc.; a grader. 

  • The soldier who forms the pilot of a wheeling column or marks the direction of an alignment. 

  • The ink marks or residue of a felt-tipped pen. 

  • A scorekeeper, especially one who tallies billiard scores. 

  • A real or virtual objective, something to be aimed for. 

  • A player on defense used to mark one or more offensive players. 

  • A device that fires a paintball. 

  • A formal certification that a company was the first to approach a competition authority to reveal the existence of a cartel, generally entitling it to greater leniency during the cartel's dissolution and punishment. 

verb
  • To mark or write on (something) using a marker 

pennant

noun
  • A rope or strap to which a purchase is hooked. 

  • The commissioning pennant flown on ceremonial occasions. 

  • Either of two species of libellulid dragonfly of the genus Macrodiplax, of the tropics and subtropics. 

  • A sandstone between coal measures in parts of South Wales 

  • A commemorative flag, traditionally triangular and made of felt, typically used to show support for a particular athletic team. 

  • The broad pennant flown by commodores. 

  • The winning of a competition, represented by a flag. 

  • The church pennant indicating religious services are taking place aboard ship. 

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