flick·er 1 (fl k  r)v. flick·ered, flick·er·ing, flick·ers v.intr. 1. To move waveringly; flutter: shadows flickering on the wall. 2. To burn unsteadily or fitfully. v.tr. To cause to move waveringly. n. 1. A brief movement; a tremor. 2. An inconstant or wavering light. 3. A brief or slight sensation: a flicker of doubt. 4. Slang A movie. [Middle English flikeren, to flutter, from Old English flicerian.] |
| flick·er 2 (flkr) n. Any of various large North American woodpeckers of the genus Colaptes, especially C. auratus, the common flicker, having a brown back, spotted breast, and white rump. [Perhaps from flick.] |
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