tickler
/ˈtɪkələ(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.14 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
One who tickles.
noun
A reminder.
noun
A latex condom that has additional protrusions, for enhancing the sexual pleasure of the user.
noun
A tickler file, file cabinet, or similar containing memoranda of deadlines arranged in date order.
American usage
Example Sentences
- "Put it in the tickler file for next week."
- "I could tell in advance if they were screamers, or leatherettes, or buggers, or great head-givers, or into toys and ticklers – I had it down to an art."
- "The moment she bought any item of stocks, any commercial paper or other securities in the course of her Wall-street operations, she at once wrote it down in the tickler."
Etymology
From tickle + -er.