ticker

noun

tick·​er ˈti-kər 

: something that ticks or produces a ticking sound: such as

a

: watch

b(1)

: a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off information (such as stock quotations or news) on a paper ribbon

(2)

: a graphic on which information is scrolled across the top or bottom of a television or computer screen

c

slang : heart

Examples of ticker in a Sentence

The news came over the ticker.

Exercise is good for your ticker.

Recent Examples on the Web

Yet Circle also inherits the scrutiny that comes with a public ticker and the uphill battle of dislodging Tether’s entrenched liquidity. —Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

Belle is in charge and runs the fishery and restaurant while Harlan is sidelined by a bad ticker and a foul temper, but is still a force in the biz and the family. —Randy Myers, Mercury News, 20 June 2025

The company also changed its stock ticker from NYSE: BOWL to NYSE: LUCK as part of the rebrand. —Irit Skulnik, Baltimore Sun, 17 June 2025

Sky Italia’s yellow ticker reported the breaking news of Spalletti’s intention to resign after the Moldova game. —James Horncastle, New York Times, 10 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing ticker

• ticker tape
• ticker-tape parade

Rhymes for ticker

• bicker
• dicker
• flicker
• kicker
• liquor
• picker
• quicker
• ricker
• sicker
• slicker
• snicker
• sticker

Kids Definition

ticker

noun

tick·​er ˈtik-ər 

1

: watch entry 2 sense 4

2

a

: a telegraphic machine that receives stock prices and news and prints them out on a paper ribbon

b

: a strip of information that moves across the top or bottom of a television or computer screen

3

slang : heart sense 1a