"ticker" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈtɪkə(ɹ)/ Audio: En-au-ticker.ogg [Australia] Forms: tickers [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ) Etymology: tick + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|tick|er}} tick + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} ticker (plural tickers)
  1. One who makes a tick mark. Categories (topical): Organs Translations ((colloquial) heart — see also heart): pumppu (Finnish), ketyegő (Hungarian)
    Sense id: en-ticker-en-noun-336Cd3sb Disambiguation of Organs: 42 8 9 8 2 30 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 2 7 1 2 25 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 4 11 1 1 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 39 6 11 3 3 39 Disambiguation of '(colloquial) heart — see also heart': 46 3 5 19 2 24
  2. A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.
    Sense id: en-ticker-en-noun-SOYK01eC
  3. A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen.
    Sense id: en-ticker-en-noun-iMsZQRi0 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 4 11 1 1 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 39 6 11 3 3 39
  4. (slang) A heart, especially a human one. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ticker-en-noun-9r-DGkEj
  5. (slang) A watch (timepiece). Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-ticker-en-noun-uhMJqAbB
  6. (birdwatching, slang) A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Birdwatching
    Sense id: en-ticker-en-noun-U-0L896M Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 4 11 1 1 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er: 39 6 11 3 3 39 Topics: biology, birdwatching, natural-sciences, ornithology
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: news ticker, stock ticker

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ticker meaning in English (4.8kB)

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