pointer B2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈpɔɪn.təɹ/ UK /ˈpɔɪn.tə/ See IPA manual Freq #24591 Meanings 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 noun A tip, a bit of advice. The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper. 3 noun Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something. Pencil pointer. 4 noun Something worth a given number of points. A ten-pointer. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · a tip, a bit of advice. advice Word family Derived forms downpointerfinger-pointerfive-pointernonpointerpoint-to-pointerpointerlesspointerlikesix-pointertelepointerthree-pointer Related forms addressdereference Etymology From point + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4). Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # pointer **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpɔɪn.təɹ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpɔɪn.tə/ **Frequency rank:** 24591 ## Meanings 1. Anything that points or is used for pointing. 2. A tip, a bit of advice. 3. Something that gives a point (sharp end) to something. 4. Something worth a given number of points. ## Examples - 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. - The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper. - Pencil pointer. - A ten-pointer. ## Derived Forms - downpointer - finger-pointer - five-pointer - nonpointer - point-to-pointer - pointerless - pointerlike - six-pointer - telepointer - three-pointer ## Related Forms - address - dereference ## Etymology From point + -er (agent noun suffix) or + -er (measurement suffix) (sense 4). ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown