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ticker |
3 definitions found 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 1.6 [wn]: ticker n 1: the hollow muscular organ whose 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: automatically prints stock quotations on a paper tape [syn: {stock ticker}]
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