clicker

American

[klik-er] / ˈklɪk ər /

noun

someone or something that clicks.
remote control.

clicker British

/ ˈklɪkə /

noun

a person or thing that clicks
informal a foreman in a shoe factory or printing works

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Example Sentences

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I remember when I was planning it, I asked Craig if I could add a jump scare with a clicker.

From Los Angeles Times • May 4, 2025

By bedtime, the routine of separate meals and joint clicker tricks is firmly in place.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2024

Mackey scanned the horizon and ticked off the daily elk count with a clicker.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 30, 2024

Are you really going to get all Marie Antoinette with your clicker about it?

From Washington Post • Mar. 27, 2023

Silently, she made up her mind that if the clicker sounded, she would stop singing.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman

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