Pointer

·noun The hand of a timepiece.

II. Pointer ·noun One who, or that which, points.

III. Pointer ·noun Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.

IV. Pointer ·noun One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen.

V. Pointer ·noun The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the direction of the north star.