clicker

  1. Noun.  (slang) The remote-control device used to change settings on a television set, VCR, or other electronic equipment.
  2. Noun.  A person who cuts out the uppers of shoes from pieces of leather using a flexible knife that clicks as it changes direction.
  3. Noun.  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. Noun.  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. Noun.  A small mechanical device that produces a clicking sound, used in dog training.
  6. Noun.  Someone who clicks, for example on internet hyperlinks.
  7. Noun.  (obsolete, UK) One who stands before a shop door to invite people to buy.
  8. Noun.  (obsolete, printing) One who has charge of the work of a companionship.

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