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. See tape machine
   stock exchange the US word for tape machine

Word History and Origins

Origin of ticker¹

1820–30; 1880–85 ticker fordef 4; tick ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

There have been some spreads and betting lines added to tickers at the bottom of the screen on NFL broadcasts.

From Washington Post

The stock had been trading over-the-counter under the ticker “HTZGQ” for the past eight months as the shares soared from penny-stock status.

From Washington Post

A search engine that some of us laughed at in 1999 went public under the ticker GOOG and now dominates the world.

From Search Engine Land

Media organizations also treat it as a digital news ticker, uploading news stories and having reporters live tweet from breaking news events.

From Search Engine Land

For nearly a century, investing was driven exclusively by ticker symbols.

From Axios

One of the earliest ticker-tape parades was for Teddy Roosevelt when he returned from an African safari in 1910.

From The Daily Beast

We certainly should not hold a ticker-tape parade for anybody else before then, no matter who wins what championship.

From The Daily Beast

But that is not the same as a ticker-tape parade offering thanks specifically to those who served in Afghanistan and Iraq.

From The Daily Beast

If I brought down the Mob,” the Rev. Al Sharpton demanded on Monday, “I want my ticker tape parade.

From The Daily Beast

With just three weeks until we close out the year, the homicide ticker is stuck on 401.

From The Daily Beast

Also, arrangements could be made with some reliable brokerage house to have him supplied with the ticker tape each day.

From Project Gutenberg

There he invented a printing telegraph machine, known as "the ticker," to record stock quotations.

From Project Gutenberg

Now he turned suddenly and looked at the ticker, then rose and staggered to it and leaned there, swaying.

From Project Gutenberg

Van Rensselaer knew that the ticker was some minutes behind the market, and he cursed with impatience.

From Project Gutenberg

As he passed out through the ticker-room he glanced at the blackboard.

From Project Gutenberg

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