clicker

noun

click·​er ˈkli-kər 

1

: remote control sense 2

2

: 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

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, stand up, put a clicker in your hand, and speak out loud. —Carmine Gallo, Forbes.com, 22 May 2025

Soon, more of these sneaky clickers are circling, so Ellie makes Dina go and hide. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 May 2025

When Ellie and Dina get stuck in some turnstiles that won’t move, a clicker is all up in Dina’s business and getting ever closer. —Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 May 2025

There's a handy remote control page turner, scroller, and clicker device on sale for just $7, which at that price, is worth grabbing just for fun! —Cierra Cowan, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1974, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for clicker

• bicker
• dicker
• flicker
• kicker
• liquor
• picker
• quicker
• ricker
• sicker
• slicker
• snicker
• sticker

Kids Definition

clicker

noun

click·​er ˈklik-ər 

: remote control sense 2