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tickler

American  
[tik-ler] / ˈtɪk lər /

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 British  
/ 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

"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

Etymology

Origin of tickler

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

Example Sentences

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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.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 1, 2023

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

From Washington Times • Dec. 30, 2018

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

From Seattle Times • Dec. 30, 2018

You wouldn't think he could top that but, as an encore, he fell off his own roof at Lower Loxley, a guaranteed rib tickler first performed by Rod Hull while trying to retrieve his emu.

From The Guardian • Jan. 12, 2011

You can expect a lot more of this sort of efficiency now that mankind has the tickler to enable him to use his full potential.

From The Creature from Cleveland Depths by Leiber, Fritz

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