clicker train

verb

To train (someone) with clicker sounds using positive reinforcement so that they associate those sounds as reward to desired behaviors.

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Meanings

verbclicker train (third-person singular simple present clicker trains, present participle clicker training, simple past and past participle clicker trained)

present singular third person clicker trains · participle present clicker training · participle past clicker trained · past clicker trained

  1. transitiveTo train (someone) with clicker sounds using positive reinforcement so that they associate those sounds as reward to desired behaviors.

    I'm excited to give you the foundation to understand how to clicker train your cat and ultimately enrich the bond you share with your cuddly companion.

    2021 June 1, Stephanie Mantilla, How to Clicker Train Your Cat: A Step-by-Step Guide to Teaching New Skills and Fun Tricks in 15 Minutes a Day, Sourcebooks, Inc., →ISBN, page 7

Origin

From clicker + train.

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APA

clicker train. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clicker%20train

MLA

“clicker train.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clicker%20train. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “clicker train,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/clicker%20train.

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