sighter
nounEtymology From sight + -er.
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.2020 September 5, David Hytner, “Raheem Sterling keeps his cool to see off Iceland amid blaze of late drama”, in The Guardian:
2
a sight on a weapon
3
a targeteer