CLICKER

clicker

Noun

  1. The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment.
    We have a clicker for the TV, one for the VCR, one for the DVD player and another one that does it all.
    There are too many clickers in this house.
  2. A person who cuts out the uppers of shoes from pieces of leather using a flexible knife that clicks as it changes direction.
  3. A machine that cuts materials using a steel rule die. The name comes from the sound (click) when the material is cut. May be hand, pneumatic, or hydraulic powered.
  4. A signalling device used by military forces. Pressed between thumb and fingers, it makes a small but distinctive click understood by other members of a unit.
  5. A small mechanical device that produces a clicking sound, used in dog training.
  6. Someone who clicks, for example on internet hyperlinks.
  7. One who stands before a shop door to invite people to buy.
  8. One who has charge of the work of a companionship.


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