sighter

sighter

English

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English sight
English -er
English sighter

    From sight + -er.

    Pronunciation

    • Rhymes: -aɪtə(ɹ)

    Noun

    sighter (plural sighters)

    1. A trial shot in rifle, artillery shooting, or sports like football, to set the range, targeting etc.
      • 2020 September 5, David Hytner, “Raheem Sterling keeps his cool to see off Iceland amid blaze of late drama”, in The Guardian‎[1]:
        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

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