Definitions for: Ticker


[n] character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on tickertape
[n] a small portable timepiece
[n] the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping wildly"



Webster (1913) Definition: Tick"er, n.
A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints
off stock quotations (stock ticker) and other news on a
paper ribbon or ``tape.''


Tick"er, n. [See Tick.]
One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound,
as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.

Synonyms: heart, pump, stock ticker, watch

See Also: analog watch, arteria coronaria, athlete's heart, biauriculate heart, cardiac muscle, cardiac valve, cardiovascular system, character printer, character-at-a-time printer, circulatory system, coronary artery, crystal, digital watch, face, heart muscle, heart valve, hunter, hunting watch, internal organ, movement, pendulum watch, pocket watch, serial printer, stem-winder, timekeeper, timepiece, valve, viscus, watch case, watch crystal, watch glass, wrist watch, wristwatch

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