pointernoun [ C ]
uk/ˈpɔɪn.tər/us/ˈpɔɪn.t̬ɚ/pointer noun [ C ] (STICK)
something that is used for pointing at things, such as a long, thin stick that you hold to direct attention to a place on a map or words on a board, or a cursor
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Poles, rods, shafts and sticks
- bar
- baton
- billy club
- boathook
- bollard
- broomstick
- cane
- lightning conductor
- maypole
- rod
- rung
- shaft
- shooting stick
- spoke
- stake
- telephone pole
- totem pole
- truncheon
- utility pole
- waddy
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pointer noun [ C ] (INFORMATION)
a helpful piece of advice or information:
something that shows you an existing or developing situation:
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Giving advice
- advice
- advise
- advisory
- backseat driver
- caution
- consulting
- counsellor
- GDA
- hint
- lifestyle manager
- mentor
- Monday
- Monday-morning quarterback idiom
- pick
- pick sb's brains idiom
- preach
- professional advice
- talk some sense into sb idiom
- tip
- waste your breath idiom
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pointer noun [ C ] (DOG)
a hunting dog that has been trained to stand very still with its nose pointing towards the animals and birds that are being hunted
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Canines (dogs)
- Afghan hound
- Alsatian
- basset hound
- beagle
- bird dog
- dog
- doggy
- fox terrier
- foxhound
- German shepherd
- mastiff
- mongrel
- mutt
- Pekinese
- pit bull terrier
- spaniel
- St Bernard
- terrier
- tracker dog
- vixen
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