Meanings
blicker1
present singular third person blickers · participle present blickering · participle past blickered · past blickered
- To flicker, to shine or reflect light intermittently.
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[…] he did not see the lights flicker or blicker upon the approach of a train; that they were out of order. […] At the time of the accident, at about 7:30 P. M., he was within close proximity to the accident, and did not see the blickering or flickering of the lights and did not hear any blasts or whistles from the train.
, Supreme Court Papers on Appeal, Supreme Court (New York), Affidavit of Samuel Schindler, in a matter of Hammersmith, Schindler et al. vs. New York, Onario & Western Railway Company, regarding injuries sustained on July 31, 1932, page 45 (combined volume page 133)
blicker2
Origin
blicker · verb
From dialectal *blick (Middle English bliken) + -er (frequentative), undoubtedly influenced by flicker.
Full word history & related roots →blicker · noun
From clicker, with the initial "C" replaced with "B" in Blood slang.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
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blicker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blicker
“blicker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blicker. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blicker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blicker.
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