"sighter" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sighters [plural]
Rhymes: -aɪtə(ɹ) Etymology: From sight + -er. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|sight|er}} sight + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} sighter (plural sighters)
  1. A trial shot in rifle, artillery shooting, or sports like football, to set the range, targeting etc.
    Sense id: en-sighter-en-noun-3v5Iq2-s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -er, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 84 7 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 78 11 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 10 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 85 8 8
  2. a sight on a weapon
    Sense id: en-sighter-en-noun-xQ49cnLH
  3. a targeteer
    Sense id: en-sighter-en-noun-ufJdsj55

Inflected forms

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