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Synonyms for pointer

Grammar : Noun
Spell : poin-ter
Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɔɪn tər

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Définition of pointer

Origin :
  • mid-14c., "a tiler" (early 13c. as a surname), agent noun from point (v.). From c.1500 as "maker of needlepoint lace." From 1570s as "thing that points;" meaning "dog that stands rigid in the presence of game, facing the quarry" is recorded from 1717. Meaning "item of advice" first recorded 1883.
  • noun indicator
  • noun hint, suggestion
Example sentences :
  • In this case the indication of the pointer must be divided by ten.
  • Extract from : « Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 » by Various
  • With the pointer in his hand he touched the star at the apex of the fir.
  • Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
  • In each figure the pointer is over one of the red lines on the scale.
  • Extract from : « The Automobile Storage Battery » by O. A. Witte
  • Cowper ran in and out among the plunder, like a pointer in a turnip field.
  • Extract from : « Romance » by Joseph Conrad and F.M. Hueffer
  • The angle of the pointer, or style, must be changed for each latitude.
  • Extract from : « Boy Scouts Handbook » by Boy Scouts of America
  • I tipped the pater a pointer on that long ago, and got well cursed for my pains.
  • Extract from : « The Man Who Wins » by Robert Herrick
  • Luke was dabbing the pointer carefully at the bald top of Weaver's head.
  • Extract from : « The Worshippers » by Damon Francis Knight
  • You make the hat spin on a walking-stick; when it stops spinning you follow the pointer.
  • Extract from : « The Nabob » by Alphonse Daudet
  • The professor then took his place again on the rostrum, with the pointer in his hand.
  • Extract from : « Four Young Explorers » by Oliver Optic
  • When the applause which greeted the general had subsided, he directed the pointer at the map.
  • Extract from : « Four Young Explorers » by Oliver Optic
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