ticker

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noun (1)

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

tikker

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noun (2)

tik·​ker

variants or ticker

ˈtikə(r) 

plural -s

: a form of interrupter used in the early days of radio as a detector of continuous waves consisting of a rapidly rotating wheel and a fine wire brush with the current made and broken by momentary contacts between the brush and a continuous strip of conducting material in the rim of the wheel

Examples of ticker in a Sentence

Noun (1)

The news came over the ticker.

Exercise is good for your ticker.

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Spinnova’s existing shares would continue trading on Finland’s Nasdaq First North Growth Market under the ticker SPINN. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 13 Aug. 2026

Trump Media shares — which trade under the ticker DJT, the same as the president's initials — slipped almost 6% on Tuesday. — Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026

Traded under the ticker STRC, Stretch now pays a junk-bond-level 12% annual dividend. — Nina Bambysheva, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026

The news ticker on the screen said that the body found in the lake was not Jessica, and it was presented as good news. — Sarah Stillman, The New York Review of Books, 28 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

tikker alteration of ticker entry 1

First Known Use

Noun (1)

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