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.

Examples of a marked man/woman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

By August 1918, the Bolsheviks were arresting foreigners, making Imbrie a marked man. —Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024

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

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