Associations to the word «Ticker»

Wiktionary

TICKER, noun. A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.
TICKER, noun. A ticker tape.
TICKER, noun. (colloquial) The heart.
TICKER, noun. (birdwatching) (slang) A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible.
TICKER TAPE, noun. (trading) (finance) Paper tape on which a stock ticker, news ticker or similar device would print incoming information.
TICKER TAPE, noun. (by extension) Any device used for displaying usually sideways scrolling news or updates.
TICKER TAPE PARADE, noun. A ceremony in which a person or persons are honored by being showered with ticker tape while parading through the streets of a city (generally Manhattan).

Dictionary definition

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".
TICKER, noun. A small portable timepiece.
TICKER, noun. A character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape.

Wise words

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