Point"er (?), n.
One who, or that which, points.
Specifically: (a)
The hand of a timepiece
. (b)
Zool. One of a breed of dogs trained to stop at scent of game, and with the nose point it out to sportsmen
. (c) pl.
Astron. The two stars (Merak and Dubhe) in the Great Bear, the line between which points nearly in the direction of the north star
. See
Illust. of
Ursa Major. (b) pl.
Naut. Diagonal braces sometimes fixed across the hold.
© Webster 1913.