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finger pointer

finger pointer is the alternative form of finger-pointer.

Meaning of finger-pointer

Noun

finger-pointer (plural finger-pointers)

  1. (informal) One who finger-points.
    • Ex-smokers tend to become finger-pointers.1987 March 27, Colman McCarthy, “‘The Great American Meatout’”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Jul 2025

Forms of finger pointer

pluralfinger pointers

Questions about finger pointer

What is finger pointer the alternative form of?
Finger pointer is the alternative form of finger-pointer.

Words near finger pointer in the dictionary

  1. finger pillory
  2. finger plate
  3. finger plum
  4. finger point
  5. finger pointed
  6. finger pointer
  7. finger pointers
  8. finger pointing
  9. finger pointing at the moon
  10. finger pointings
  11. finger points

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