pointer.
Anything that points or is used for pointing.
Meaning & usage
Anything that points or is used for pointing. One who points.
Anything that points or is used for pointing. A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow.
Anything that points or is used for pointing. A needlelike component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
Anything that points or is used for pointing. Any of several breeds of hunting dog, trained to point out game; an individual of such a breed.
Anything that points or is used for pointing. A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
Anything that points or is used for pointing. An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.
A tip, a bit of advice.
The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper.
Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something.
pencil pointer
Something worth a given number of points.
a ten-pointer
Where this word comes from
From point + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4).
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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.