ticker

[tik-er]

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noun

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

a person or thing that ticks.

Slang. a watch.

Slang. the heart.

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Origin of ticker

1820–30; 1880–85 for def 4; tick¹ + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for ticker

If I brought down the Mob,” the Rev. Al Sharpton demanded on Monday, “I want my ticker tape parade.
Al Sharpton: I’m No Snitch|Lloyd Grove|April 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Graph Search, timeline, ticker—whatever happened to the cheap thrill of the poke?
When’s the Last Time You Were Poked?|Lizzie Crocker|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
When she checked the next morning, the ticker showed 304 views.
Lennon and Maisy Stella Dish on Their Viral Stardom|Nina Strochlic|June 4, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Ticker will enable an entire new generation of applications—games, news apps, music tools—that are built atop the social network.
What Did Facebook Change Now?|Brian Ries|September 21, 2011|DAILY BEAST

And at the end of November, that ticker goes up to 38.5 when Rivera turns 41.
The Last Days of Derek Jeter's Yankees|Allen Barra|October 21, 2010|DAILY BEAST
Jim walked over to the ticker and looked back along the ribbon of paper.
The Short Line War|Samuel Merwin
We will return you the ticker because it won't be of much use to us, except the gold case.
The Socialist|Cyril Arthur Edward Ranger Gull
He had wandered a good deal that day, after first leaving Chebasset in the morning and next spending much time at a ticker.
The Barrier|Allen French
The ticker clicks a sort of death-watch as the merciless tape, without hitch or let up, reels off destruction.
Frenzied Finance|Thomas W. Lawson
He says of such people that 'eternal vigilance cannot watch liberty and the ticker at the same time.'
Lady Baltimore|Owen Wister

British Dictionary definitions for ticker

ticker

noun

slang

the heart
a watch

a person or thing that ticks

stock exchange the US word for tape machine (def. 2)

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Word Origin and History for ticker

ticker

1821, "something that ticks," from tick (2); slang meaning "heart" first recorded 1930. Ticker tape (1902) is from ticker "telegraphic device for recording stock market quotations, etc." (1883).

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