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: any of various devices operated with a button that makes a click sound when pressed
He pointed his clicker at the screen and the first slide appeared.—
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: a mechanical handheld counter with a button that makes a click sound when pressed and that tallies the number of clicks
To help me keep count, I have a clicker inside my jacket pocket, the same kind baseball managers use to track pitch counts. —Colin Kearns
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The left and right clickers now loop around the scroll wheel to offer more area for your pointer and middle finger.
—PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Then a clicker can be heard, tapping out some sort of code.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
To estimate attendance at the shows, employees use a clicker counter.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2025
Idle clickers: These are quick to play and perfect for viral loops.
—Denys Kliuch, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Then a clicker can be heard, tapping out some sort of code.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
To estimate attendance at the shows, employees use a clicker counter.
—Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2025
Idle clickers: These are quick to play and perfect for viral loops.
—Denys Kliuch, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for clicker
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“Clicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clicker. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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