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fingerpointer

fingerpointer 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 fingerpointer

pluralfingerpointers

Questions about fingerpointer

What is fingerpointer the alternative form of?
Fingerpointer is the alternative form of finger-pointer.

Words near fingerpointer in the dictionary

  1. fingerplates
  2. fingerplay
  3. fingerplays
  4. fingerpoint
  5. fingerpointed
  6. fingerpointer
  7. fingerpointers
  8. fingerpointing
  9. fingerpointings
  10. fingerpoints
  11. fingerpointy

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