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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

clicker

/ˈklɪkɚ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.61 in modern English

Syllables
click-er
IPA
/ˈklɪkɚ/
15
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment.

American usage; Slang

noun

An electronic device used by individual students in the classroom to respond to multiple-choice questions, etc.

noun

A person who cuts out the uppers of shoes from pieces of leather using a flexible knife that clicks as it changes direction.

noun

A machine that cuts materials using a steel rule die. The name comes from the sound (click) when the material is cut. May be hand, pneumatic, or hydraulic powered.

noun

A signalling device used by military forces. Pressed between thumb and fingers, it makes a small but distinctive click understood by other members of a unit.

noun

A small mechanical device that produces a clicking sound, used in dog training.

noun

Someone who clicks, for example using a computer mouse.

noun

Someone who stands by a shop door to invite people to buy; a tout.

British usage; Obsolete

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English click Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English clicker From click + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈklɪkɚ/
  • British English: /ˈklɪkə/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Military.

Inflected Forms

clickers (plural)

Derived Forms

autoclicker clickership

Phrases

ball clicker clicker counter clicker game clicker train cow-clicker finger-clicker slam-clicker

Rhymes With

liquor quicker sticker thicker kicker vicar flickr flicker ticker wicker picker sicker

Questions

How do you pronounce clicker?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈklɪkɚ/.
What does clicker mean?
The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment.
Where does clicker come from?
Etymology tree English click Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English clicker From click + -er.

How to pronounce clicker

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