pointeur

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pwɛ̃.tœʁ/

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Noun

pointeur m (plural pointeurs, feminine pointeuse)

1. (military) One who points a cannon at its target
2. One who maintains a register of people present and absent
3. (computing, programming) a pointer
4. (slang) a sex offender, especially one showing pedophile behaviour

Further reading

• “pointeur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• eruption, éruption