Sighter
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A trial shot in rifle, artillery shooting, or sports like football, to set the range, targeting etc.
"Kane looked in the mood, testing the goalkeeper, Hannes Thor Halldórsson, with an early sighter and then being denied what appeared to be a good goal on six minutes by an offside flag."
- 2 a sight on a weapon
- 3 a targeteer
Example
More examples"Kane looked in the mood, testing the goalkeeper, Hannes Thor Halldórsson, with an early sighter and then being denied what appeared to be a good goal on six minutes by an offside flag."
Etymology
From sight + -er.