ticker : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: ticker	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for ticker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ticker n 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" Synonym(s): heart, pump, ticker a small portable timepiece Synonym(s): watch, ticker a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape Synonym(s): ticker, stock 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 [bd]tape.[b8]
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.