pointer

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   Anything that points or is used for pointing.

   The talkers and pointers had undermined him. They had touched him with the acid of their suspicions, and the corrosion spread until he himself had lost sight of the truth.

2. 2
   noun

   A tip, a bit of advice.

   The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper.

3. 3
   noun

   Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something.

   Pencil pointer.

4. 4
   noun

   Something worth a given number of points.

   A ten-pointer.

From point + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4).

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