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ticker

  • /ˈtɪkə(ɹ)/

Rhymes with -ɪkə(ɹ)

noun tickers

  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 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.
  3. 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.
  4. slang A heart, especially a human one. My ticker gave out and I had to go to the hospital for surgery.
  5. slang A watch (timepiece). A right nice ticker it was. Real gold.
  6. slang A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible.
  7. 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.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: stock ticker, watch, pump, heart, indicator, symbol, code, gauge, coeur, indicators, tickmark, tick mark, ticky-box, ticky box, tick-tack, tick tack

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"ticker." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ticker. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{ticker_2026,
  title = {ticker},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ticker},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}