Pointer

"Pointer" in German

Fingerzeig

(tip, bit of advice)

Nadel

(needle of a timepiece or measuring device)

Pointer

(hunting dog)

Pointer

(computer programming: variable that stores the address of another variable)

Vorstehhund

(hunting dog)

Zeiger

(needle of a timepiece or measuring device)

Zeiger

(computer programming: variable that stores the address of another variable)

Zeigestab

(anything that points or is used for pointing)

Zeigestab

(teacher's pointer)

Zeigestock

(anything that points or is used for pointing)

Zeigestock

(teacher's pointer)

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.