flich·ter I. \-tər\intransitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English (northern dialect) flichteren, from flicht, flight, n. + -eren (freq. suffix) — more at flight 1.chiefly Scotland: to fly clumsily or ineptly : flutter 2.Scotland: quiver, throb, palpitate 3.Scotland: flicker II. noun (-s) Scotland: flicker