tickler

T1I1C3K5L1E1R1
/ˈtɪkələ(ɹ)//ˈtɪklə(ɹ)/

noun

One who tickles.

“Put it in the tickler file for next week.”

UncommonScrabble 13

Meanings

nountickler (plural ticklers)

plural ticklers

  1. One who tickles.
  2. informalA person who or thing which amuses or excites.
  3. A reminder.

    Put it in the tickler file for next week.

  4. A latex condom that has additional protrusions, for enhancing the sexual pleasure of the user.

    I could tell in advance if they were screamers, or leatherettes, or buggers, or great head-givers, or into toys and ticklers – I had it down to an art.

    2005, Tom Horn, chapter 2, in The Devil and George Bailey, [s.l.]: RSE, published 2011, →ISBN, part III (Fire), page 827

    Synonyms: French tickler

  5. datedinformalSomething puzzling or difficult; a conundrum.
  6. USbusinessA tickler file, file cabinet, or similar containing memoranda of deadlines arranged in date order.

    The moment she bought any item of stocks, any commercial paper or other securities in the course of her Wall-street operations, she at once wrote it down in the tickler.

    1862, The Parish Will Case, in the Court of Appeals
  7. UKdatedA prong used by coopers to extract bungs from casks.
  8. datedA dram of spirits.
  9. slangSomething puzzling; a poser.
  10. PhilippinesA small notebook that fits the pocket or pocket notebook.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA latex condom that has additional protrusions, for enhancing the sexual pleasure of the user.

More synonyms by meaning

nouna file of memoranda or notices that remind of things to be done

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Cite this entry
APA

tickler. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickler

MLA

“tickler.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickler. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tickler,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tickler.

Source: tickler on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.