ticker

noun tick·er \ ˈti-kər \

|Updated on: 21 Jun 2018

Definition of ticker

: 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

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Examples of ticker in a Sentence

The news came over the ticker.
Exercise is good for your ticker.

Recent Examples of ticker from the Web

The app and balky wifi were only part of the tech problem, too; how about even installing some basic ribbon scoreboards in Chartrier with updates from around the grounds or at least run a score ticker periodically at the bottom of the big Jumbotron?

— jon wertheim, SI.com, "Mailbag: Looking Back at Roland Garros," 13 June 2018
Nearby was an arcade space, stainless steel bar and a scrolling sports ticker reporting the latest scores.

— janet eastman, OregonLive.com, "Ex-Trail Blazer Rasheed Wallace sells $3 million mansion seen on 'Cribs' (photos)," 11 June 2018
Nick Baumgardner, Detroit Free Press Shea Patterson's name crawled across a draft ticker Wednesday night.

— nick baumgardner, Detroit Free Press, "Michigan's Shea Patterson thankful for MLB pick, but focused on football," 6 June 2018
Not far up the road, Bethel Baptist Church had been literally counting down the minutes until Mr. Graham’s arrival, via a ticker on its website.

— elizabeth dias, New York Times, "The Evangelical Fight to Win Back California," 27 May 2018
Related The news came, first broadly about a shooting at a Texas school, through a news ticker on a Pakistani TV channel.

— nour malas, WSJ, "A Pakistani Family’s Nightmare: Daughter Studying Abroad Killed at Texas School," 20 May 2018
Nordstrom was founded in 1901 by Swedish immigrant John W. Nordstrom (its stock ticker is JWN, in his honor) and a business partner, after Nordstrom struck gold in the Klondike and opened a shoe store in downtown Seattle with his winnings.

— phil wahba, Fortune, "Why Nordstrom Is Betting on High-Touch Tech," 25 May 2018
Complete games, such as the aberration submitted by David Price on Thursday, merit ticker-tape parades nowadays.

— bob ryan, BostonGlobe.com, "How have the four major sports changed over the years?," 19 May 2018
Both have been season-ticker holders for at least 10 years.

— katherine fitzgerald, azcentral, "'The Red Sea has Rosen!' Cardinals fans celebrate the pick of Josh Rosen at draft party," 26 Apr. 2018

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First Known Use of ticker

1821

in the meaning defined above

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TICKER Defined for English Language Learners

ticker

noun

Definition of ticker for English Language Learners

: a machine that receives and prints out stock prices and other news on long, thin pieces of paper
: a narrow area that shows information across the top or bottom of a television or computer screen