This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
nicker
1[ nik-er ]
/ ˈnɪk ər /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun
a person or thing that nicks.
QUIZ
ARE YOU A TRUE BLUE CHAMPION OF THESE "BLUE" SYNONYMS?
We could talk until we're blue in the face about this quiz on words for the color "blue," but we think you should take the quiz and find out if you're a whiz at these colorful terms.
Question 1 of 8
Which of the following words describes “sky blue”?
Meet Grammar CoachImprove Your Writing
Words nearby nicker
Other definitions for nicker (2 of 3)
nicker2
[ nik-er ]
/ ˈnɪk ər /
verb (used without object), noun Chiefly Midland and Southern U.S.
Other definitions for nicker (3 of 3)
nicker3
[ nik-er ]
/ ˈnɪk ər /
noun, plural nick·er·er, nick·ers for 1.
British Slang. one pound sterling.
Australian. money.
Origin of nicker
3First recorded in 1875–80; perhaps special use of nicker1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2021
How to use nicker in a sentence
British Dictionary definitions for nicker (1 of 2)
nicker1
/ (ˈnɪkə) /
verb (intr)
(of a horse) to neigh softly
to laugh quietly; snigger
Word Origin for nicker
C18: perhaps from neigh
British Dictionary definitions for nicker (2 of 2)
nicker2
/ (ˈnɪkə) /
noun plural -er
British slang a pound sterling
Word Origin for nicker
C20: of unknown origin
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012