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

The company debuted on the New York Stock Exchange nearly three years ago at $18 a share and raised $710.5 million under the ticker symbol PWSC. —Daniel Hunt, Sacramento Bee, 7 June 2024

Industry’s terminals, Crowther brags to me, are all fully functional, installed with the consultation of the company itself, and Pierpoint’s stock ticker works too. —Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 5 June 2024

Like the rise and fall of a stock ticker, one notable Wall Street trend from a few years ago has made its way back into the zeitgeist: meme stocks. —Justin Klawans, The Week Us, theweek, 24 May 2024

First Stock Ticker The first stock ticker debuts in New York City. —Foreign Affairs, 31 Dec. 2015

Word History

First Known Use

1821, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing ticker

• ticker tape
• ticker-tape parade

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