ticker

English

Etymology

From tick +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɪkə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪkə(ɹ)

Noun

ticker (plural tickers)

  1. One who makes a tick mark.
    • 1992, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard):
      A teacher now is a typist, a printer, a laboratory assistant, a designer of work sheets and booklets, a form-filler, a ticker of boxes and a sender of returns to faculty heads, to head teachers, to education authorities and to the Ministers […]
  2. A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.
    The ticker was showing an increased rate of flow.
  3. A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen.
    I checked the prices on the ticker one last time before placing the trade.
    To my surprise, the ticker showed that the deal had already gone through.
  4. (slang) A heart, especially a human one.
    My ticker gave out and I had to go to the hospital for surgery.
  5. (slang) A watch (timepiece).
    • 2011, Maggie MacKeever, The Tyburn Waltz:
      A right nice ticker it was. Real gold.
  6. (birdwatching, slang) A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible.
  7. A beer drinker who aims to try as many different beers as possible and keeps a record of all the beers they have drunk.
    • 2006, Richard Stedman, The Football and Real Ale Guide 2006-07: Division 1‎[1], →ISBN, page 5:
      My weekday visit found a great mix of luncheoners, locals and real ale tickers.
    • 2015, Max Bahnson, Prague: A Pisshead's Pub Guide‎[2], →ISBN, page 5:
      This book has not been written with the goal of pleasing beer geeks, tickers, fetishists, raters or advocates.
    • 2019, Michael Ian Borer, Vegas Brews: Craft Beer and the Birth of a Local Scene‎[3], →ISBN, page 168:
      Today's tickers are equipped with smartphones with downloaded apps like Untappd. I've seen tickers peruse beer lists for new beers they haven't tried.

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