"pointeur" meaning in French

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Noun

IPA: /pwɛ̃.tœʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Arthur Crbz-pointeur.wav Forms: pointeurs [plural], pointeuse [feminine]
Head templates: {{fr-noun|m|f=pointeuse}} pointeur m (plural pointeurs, feminine pointeuse)
  1. (military) One who points a cannon at its target Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Military
    Sense id: en-pointeur-fr-noun-vBFRL4NQ Topics: government, military, politics, war
  2. One who maintains a register of people present and absent Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-pointeur-fr-noun-3sKPD8Xc
  3. (computing, programming) a pointer Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Computing, Programming
    Sense id: en-pointeur-fr-noun-De0KTPgz Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, programming, sciences
  4. (slang) a sex offender, especially one showing pedophile behaviour Tags: masculine, slang
    Sense id: en-pointeur-fr-noun-dQBVLM~j Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 13 14 22 51

Inflected forms

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