finger pointer

finger pointer (plural finger pointers)

1. Alternative form of finger-pointer.
   • 1984 November 23, Christine Brennan, “Cowboys Take Lead in NFC East”, in The Washington Post‎^[1], Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 July 2025:

     The team has been worn and weary much of the season, and was stung this morning by a published report in which President Tex Schram^[sic] said that some players on the team were “negative influences” and “finger pointers” and that they would not be back next season.

   • 2004 August 23, George Vecsey, “Sports of The Times: Another Effect of Drug Use”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 24 November 2010:

     The drug busts turn all of us into finger pointers and posses. A portion of the Greek public and press came up with the theory that the United States had called in the drug squad to divert attention from American doping.

   • 2011 February 4, Craig Sherwood, “From The Bullpen: Don’t vilify families that work together”, in Los Angeles Times‎^[3], Los Angeles, Calif.: Los Angeles Times Communications, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 July 2025:

     What is too bad is that we have a city attorney’s office that refuses to release the information and makes a newspaper sue for it, making us think there is something being hidden. I think a lot of the finger pointers are going to be very disappointed when this information is finally released.