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

In March, The Information reported that Apple, whose stock ticker is AAPL.O, is losing more than $1 billion a year on its streaming service. —Sara Chernikoff, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2025

The purchase is expected to be completed later this year or early next year, pending stockholder and regulatory approvals, at which point the company will let go of its exclamatory ticker symbol — WOW. —Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2025

Firefly Aerospace’s stock added more than 34% in the company’s debut under the ticker FLY. —Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 8 Aug. 2025

The company filed earlier this month to list on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol FLY. —Karoline Leonard, Austin American Statesman, 31 July 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