tickler

[tik-ler]

noun

1. a person or thing that tickles.

2. tickler file.

3. Accounting.,  a single-entry account arranged according to the due dates of obligations.

4. Electronics, Radio.,  tickler coil.

tickler

/ ˈtɪklə /

noun

1. informal,  a difficult or delicate problem

2. Also called: tickler file. a memorandum book or file

3. accounting a single-entry business journal

4. a person or thing that tickles

Word History and Origins

Origin of tickler¹

First recorded in 1670–80; tickle + -er ¹

Example Sentences

When I first discovered this taste-bud tickler — back in the height of quarantine — there was often a wait for a new batch to drop.

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It’s the sort of tickler she so often misses, but this time she guides it into the centre of the cup, and the second match is all-square again.

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“We call it the brain tickler,” said Jason Feldman, the chief executive of Vault Health.

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A champion hugger, hair-messer and tickler, not being able to be physical with her grandparents, extended family or friends means she has become exponentially more handsy with her mums.

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Then there’s Brad Marchand of the Boston Bruins - no tickler he.

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