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.
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Merriam-Webster unabridged
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