ticker

/'tikə/
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ticker

His heart was a loud ticker in the quiet room.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape: A device, historically used in financial markets, that prints information (like stock prices) on a narrow strip of paper tape.
    • A small portable timepiece: An informal or slang term for a watch.
    • The hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body: An informal or humorous term for the heart.
Examples of Usage

  • Noun (Stock Printer):

    • The old stock exchange floor was noisy with the sound of clattering tickers.
    • Before digital screens, brokers relied on the ticker for real-time price information.

  • Noun (Watch):

    • He glanced at his ticker to check the time.
    • My grandfather's gold ticker is a family heirloom.

  • Noun (Heart):

    • After running up the stairs, my ticker was pounding.
    • The scary movie really got my ticker racing.
Advanced Usage
  • "Ticker tape": The paper strip on which a stock ticker prints. This term is also used for the paper strips thrown from windows during parades.
    • The city celebrated with a ticker tape parade.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ticker-tape (noun/adjective): Relating to or consisting of ticker tape.
    • The office floor was littered with ticker-tape.
Synonyms
  • For the stock printer: Telegraph, printer, quotation machine.
  • For the timepiece: Watch, timepiece, wristwatch.
  • For the heart: Heart, pump (informal).
Related Phrases

  • "To have a good/bad ticker": To have a healthy or unhealthy heart (informal).

    • Despite his age, the old sailor still has a good ticker.

  • "Ticker symbol": A unique series of letters assigned to a security for trading purposes (a related term derived from the stock ticker).

    • The company's ticker symbol is listed on the exchange.
ticker

His heart was a loud ticker in the quiet room.

Noun
  1. a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape
  2. a small portable timepiece
  3. the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
    • he stood still, his heart thumping wildly

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