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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

/ ˈɪə /

noun

  1. slang

    1. the heart

    2. a watch

  2. a person or thing that ticks

  3. stock exchange the US word for tape machine

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of ticker1

1820–30; 1880–85 ticker for def. 4; tick 1 + -er 1
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As the ticker tape rained down, the Bee Gees' classic 'Stayin Alive' pumped out over the speakers.

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County, the ticker is now on Huntington Park — and it looks like it’ll be stuck there for a while.

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Viewers flagged Fox News’s termination of a live stock ticker altogether midday on Thursday, shortly before Trump said his tariff plan was “going very well.”

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Newcastle stories were scattered all over Wembley along with the ticker tape of celebration.

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The backlash to Musk's smash-and-grab of the federal government has moved beyond Wall Street tickers into the real world.

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