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Ticker
//ˈtɪkə(ɹ)// noun, slang
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Noun
- 1 One who makes a tick mark.
"A teacher now is a typist, a printer, a laboratory assistant, a designer of work sheets and booklets, a form-filler, a ticker of boxes and a sender of returns to faculty heads, to head teachers, to education authorities and to the Ministers […]"
- 2 a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape wordnet
- 3 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."
- 4 a small portable timepiece wordnet
- 5 A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen.
"I checked the prices on the ticker one last time before placing the trade."
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- 6 the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body wordnet
- 7 A heart, especially a human one. slang
"My ticker gave out and I had to go to the hospital for surgery."
- 8 A watch (timepiece). slang
"A right nice ticker it was. Real gold."
- 9 A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible. slang
- 10 A beer drinker who aims to try as many different beers as possible and keeps a record of all the beers they have drunk.
"My weekday visit found a great mix of luncheoners, locals and real ale tickers."
Etymology
From tick + -er.
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