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

Underneath that big old Jumbotron, there was a scroll ticker of LED boards. —Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025

Throughout the night, a ticker with the donation amount was periodically superimposed under speeches and shown on a screen behind Bargatze. —Rosa Escandon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025

The company is expected to make its trading debut on the Nasdaq Thursday under the ticker FIGR. —Sean Conlon,alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025

When Bob and Max were discharged from the hospital, Oz was in the neighborhood and made a house call to check on their tiny tickers. —Zoe Guy, Vulture, 9 Sep. 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