ticker

1 of 2

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

2 of 2

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

See the Miami-Dade results ticker See live election results for Broward races. — Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026

Investors can buy shares in the individual teams under the MSGK (Knicks) and MSGR (Rangers) tickers, starting Tuesday. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Shares of Tricon began trading on the NYSE the following day under the ticker symbol YUM. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Oct. 2026

The company’s stock will trade under the ticker ANT and will be listed on the Nasdaq exchange. — Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 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