sighter
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- Rhymes: -aɪtə(ɹ)
Noun
[edit]sighter (plural sighters)
- 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.
- a sight on a weapon
- a targeteer