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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Ticker \Tick"er\ (t[i^]k"[~e]r), n. [See Tick.]
     1. One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking
        sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically
        prints off stock quotations ({stock ticker), market
        report, or other news on a paper ribbon or ``tape.''
        [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
  
     3. an electronic instrument receiving information by
        transmision from a remote source and displaying it in
        readable fashion, not necessarily on paper tape (e.g. on a
        video display terminal or moving ribbon of electronically
        controlled lights).
        [PJC]
  
     4. The heart. [Colloq.]
        [PJC]
  
     Ticker tape Tape from or designed to be used in a stock
        ticker, usu. of paper and being narrow but long.
  
     Stock ticker, an electro-mechanical information receiving
        device connected by telegraphic wire to a stock exchange,
        and which prints out the latest transactions or news on
        stock exchanges, commonly found in the offices of stock
        brokers. By 1980 such devices were largely superseded by
        electronic stock quotation devices.
        [1913 Webster +PJC]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


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

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Ticker \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.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  ticker
       n 1: 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" [syn: heart, pump]
       2: a small portable timepiece [syn: watch]
       3: character printer that automatically prints stock quotations
          on tickertape [syn: stock ticker]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ticker
     n.
     One who makes a tick mark.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  ticker
     n.
     One who makes a tick mark.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  ticker
     n.
     One who makes a tick mark.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  ticker
     n.
     One who makes a tick mark.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  ticker
     Englanti n.
     1 tikittää; kello
     2 (yhteys arkikieli k=en) pumppu, sydän
     3 nauhakirjoitin; pörssinauha; uutisnauha
     4 ✓-merkillä merkkaaja; lintubongari (joka pyrkii bongaamaan
  mandollisimman monta lajia bongauslistalta)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Ticker /tˈɪkə/
  المؤشّر

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  ticker /tˈɪkə/ 
  srdce

From Eurfa Saesneg, English-Welsh Eurfa/Freedict dictionary ver. 0.2.3 : [ freedict:eng-cym ]


  ticker /tˈɪkə/ 
  ticer