pointer

See also: Pointer

English

Etymology

point +‎ -er

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈpɔɪntə/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Hyphenation: point‧er
  • Rhymes: -ɔɪntə(ɹ)

Noun

pointer (plural pointers)

teacher's pointer
needle of a measuring device
pointer (dog)
  1. Anything that points or is used for pointing.
  2. A teacher's pointer, pointing stick, a rod with an arrow
  3. A needle-like component of a timepiece or measuring device that indicates the time or the current reading of the device.
  4. A breed of hunting dog, trained to point out game.
  5. (programming) A variable that holds the address of a memory location where a value can be stored.
  6. (computing) An icon that indicates the position of the mouse; a cursor.
  7. (chiefly in the plural) A tip, a bit of advice.
    The instructor gave me some pointers on writing a good paper.
  8. (in combinations) Something worth a given number of points.
    a ten-pointer
    • 2011 September 18, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: England 41-10 Georgia”, in BBC Sport‎:
      After another penalty miss, Kvirikashvili finally found the target on 27 minutes before Flood hit back with a three-pointer of his own.

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Hyponyms

Translations
computing: icon indicating mouse position — see cursor
advice — see advice


See also

See also

Anagrams

Dutch

Etymology

From English pointer.

Pronunciation
  • Audio(file)

Noun

pointer m (plural pointers, diminutive pointertje n)

  1. (programming) pointer

French

Etymology 1

point +‎ -er, from the past participle of poindre.

Pronunciation

Verb

pointer

  1. to point to/at
  2. (by extension) to indicate, to show, to point out
  3. to punch in, to clock in
  4. (informal, takes a reflexive pronoun) to show up, turn up
Conjugation
Conjugation of pointer (see also Appendix:French verbs)
present participle pointant
/pwɛ̃.tɑ̃/
past participle pointé
/pwɛ̃.te/
infinitive
simple pointer
compound avoir + past participle
gerund1
simple pointant
/pwɛ̃.tɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present pointe
/pwɛ̃t/		 pointes
/pwɛ̃t/		 pointe
/pwɛ̃t/		 pointons
/pwɛ̃.tɔ̃/		 pointez
/pwɛ̃.te/		 pointent
/pwɛ̃t/
imperfect pointais
/pwɛ̃.tɛ/		 pointais
/pwɛ̃.tɛ/		 pointait
/pwɛ̃.tɛ/		 pointions
/pwɛ̃.tjɔ̃/		 pointiez
/pwɛ̃.tje/		 pointaient
/pwɛ̃.tɛ/
past historic2 pointai
/pwɛ̃.te/		 pointas
/pwɛ̃.ta/		 pointa
/pwɛ̃.ta/		 pointâmes
/pwɛ̃.tam/		 pointâtes
/pwɛ̃.tat/		 pointèrent
/pwɛ̃.tɛʁ/
future pointerai
/pwɛ̃.tʁe/		 pointeras
/pwɛ̃.tʁa/		 pointera
/pwɛ̃.tʁa/		 pointerons
/pwɛ̃.tʁɔ̃/		 pointerez
/pwɛ̃.tʁe/		 pointeront
/pwɛ̃.tʁɔ̃/
conditional pointerais
/pwɛ̃.tʁɛ/		 pointerais
/pwɛ̃.tʁɛ/		 pointerait
/pwɛ̃.tʁɛ/		 pointerions
/pwɛ̃.tə.ʁjɔ̃/		 pointeriez
/pwɛ̃.tə.ʁje/		 pointeraient
/pwɛ̃.tʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present pointe
/pwɛ̃t/		 pointes
/pwɛ̃t/		 pointe
/pwɛ̃t/		 pointions
/pwɛ̃.tjɔ̃/		 pointiez
/pwɛ̃.tje/		 pointent
/pwɛ̃t/
imperfect2 pointasse
/pwɛ̃.tas/		 pointasses
/pwɛ̃.tas/		 pointât
/pwɛ̃.ta/		 pointassions
/pwɛ̃.ta.sjɔ̃/		 pointassiez
/pwɛ̃.ta.sje/		 pointassent
/pwɛ̃.tas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — pointe
/pwɛ̃t/		 — pointons
/pwɛ̃.tɔ̃/		 pointez
/pwɛ̃.te/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 Only usable with preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, the past historic, past anterior, imperfect subjunctive and pluperfect subjunctive tenses may be found to have been replaced with the indicative present perfect, indicative pluperfect, present subjunctive and past subjunctive tenses respectively (Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pointer.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pwɛ̃.tɛʁ/

Noun

pointer m (plural pointers)

  1. pointer (dog)

Further reading

Portuguese

Noun

pointer m (plural pointers)

  1. pointer (breed of hunting dog)
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