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pointer (n.)
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" is recorded by 1883.
updated on July 23, 2020
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Dictionary entries near pointer
point man
point of view
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pointed
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pointillism
pointing
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point-to-point
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