ticker

[tik-er]

noun

1. a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.

2. a person or thing that ticks. tick.

3. Slang.,  a watch.

4. Slang.,  the heart.

ticker

/ ˈtɪkə /

noun

1. slang

   1. the heart

   2. a watch

2. a person or thing that ticks

3. stock exchange the US word for tape machine

Word History and Origins

Origin of ticker¹

1820–30; 1880–85 ticker for def. 4; tick ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Most investors spend their days glued to stock tickers like teenagers monitoring their Instagram likes.

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“Around this ‘ticker’ gathered and grouped a knot of eager, nervous, and anxious men.

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A weekly digest of tech columns, big stories and personal tech advice, plus a news ticker and a touch of dark humor.

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Reform UK did not give a figure for membership in its annual accounts last year, but a ticker on its website says it has just under 260,000 members.

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There were ticker tape parades, congressional honours and a place on the cover of Time Magazine.

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