apontador

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Portuguese

Etymology

From apontar (to point; to sharpen) +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -oɾ, -oʁ
  • Hyphenation: a‧pon‧ta‧dor

Noun

apontador m (plural apontadores)

  1. something which points (shows where something is)
  2. (Brazil) pencil sharpener
    Synonyms: (Portugal) afia, (Portugal) afia-lápis, (Portugal) afiador, (Portugal) aguça, (Portugal) apara-lápis
  3. (programming) pointer (variable that holds the address of a memory location)
    Synonym: ponteiro
  4. laser pointer
    Synonyms: apontador laser, caneta laser