heart, pump, ticker(noun)

the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body

"he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"

watch, ticker(noun)

a small portable timepiece

ticker, stock ticker(noun)

a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape

ticker(Noun)

A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.

The ticker was showing an increased rate of flow.

ticker(Noun)

A stock ticker.

I checked the prices on the ticker one last time before placing the trade.

ticker(Noun)

A news ticker.

To my surprise, the ticker showed that the deal had already gone through.

ticker(Noun)

The heart.

My ticker gave out and I had to go to the hospital for surgery.

Ticker(noun)

one who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc

Ticker

A colloquial name for a stock or market report automatic printing telegraph, which prints its quotations and messages on a long tape.