Ticker

//ˈtɪkə(ɹ)// noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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. 2
    a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    a small portable timepiece wordnet
  5. 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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  1. 6
    the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body wordnet
  2. 7
    A heart, especially a human one. slang

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

  3. 8
    A watch (timepiece). slang

    "A right nice ticker it was. Real gold."

  4. 9
    A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible. slang
  5. 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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