marker
n.— «That’s a good thing, too, as high-end guns, or “markers” in paintball parlance, can fire a projectile up to 300 feet per second.» —“Fort Dodge-based paintball team is ‘all about safety'” by Jesse Helling Messenger (Fort Dodge, Iowa) Feb. 17, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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