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

Carrying a full-size mouse, presentation clicker, and another remote for TVs or tablets can feel like a lot for a regular workday. — New Atlas, 11 Aug. 2026

Different tools can be used to reduce barking, including clickers, toys and puzzles. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 28 July 2026

But the active areas of the two clickers don't extend far enough down the mouse (for my hand, at least). — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026

Control the narrative with the clicker. — Rich Bornstein, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026

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