clicker

noun

click·​er ˈkli-kər How to pronounce clicker (audio)
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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.Larissa MacFarquhar
especially : 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

Examples of clicker in a Sentence

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Event organizers often use clickers and other approaches to estimate attendance. Cate Charron, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025 In addition to the two left and right clickers and the fantastic MagSpeed electromagnetic scroll wheel, the MX Master 3S includes two buttons and a horizontal scroll wheel. PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2025 Maldonado held tally clickers in each hand (one for inbound traffic to the federal complex, one for outbound) and counted the flow of vehicles. Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2025 That handheld clicker tied to his vest? Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for clicker

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of clicker was in 1974

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“Clicker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/clicker. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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clicker

noun
click·​er ˈklik-ər How to pronounce clicker (audio)
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