Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ticker"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ticker \Tick"er\, n.
A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints
off stock quotations ({stock ticker}) and other news on a
paper ribbon or ``tape.''
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Ticker \Tick"er\, n. [See {Tick}.]
One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound,
as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ticker
n 1: the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and
between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions pump blood
through the body; "he stood still, his heart thumping
wildly" [syn: {heart}, {pump}]
2: a small portable timepiece [syn: {watch}]
3: character printer that automatically prints stock quotations
on tickertape [syn: {stock ticker}]
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