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1. (n.) ticker
a telegraphic instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape.
2. ticker
one that ticks.
3. ticker
Slang.
4. ticker
a watch.
5. ticker
the heart.
Etymology: (1820–30)
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| Definition of 'ticker' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) heart, pump, ticker
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"
2. (noun) watch, ticker
a small portable timepiece
3. (noun) ticker, stock ticker
a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) ticker
one who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc
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| Definition of 'ticker' |
The Standard Electrical Dictionary |
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1. ticker
A colloquial name for a stock or market report automatic printing telegraph, which prints its quotations and messages on a long tape.
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