Synonyms for ticker

Grammar : Noun

Spell : tik-er

Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪk ər

Top 10 synonyms for ticker

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Définition of ticker

Origin : 1821, "something that ticks," from tick (2); slang meaning "heart" first recorded 1930. Ticker tape (1902) is from ticker "telegraphic device for recording stock market quotations, etc." (1883).

As in watch : noun clock worn on body
As in bomb : noun exploding weapon
As in clock : noun timekeeping device
As in heart : noun blood-pumping organ in an animate being

Example sentences :

He'd just taken it off the ticker when we found him in Fouts's place there.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

The crowd surged about the ticker, and their voices came as from afar.
Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson

“You might give me credit for returning your ticker,” she said in abused tone.
Extract from : « Penny of Top Hill Trail » by Belle Kanaris Maniates

A knot of gentlemen are chatting about the ticker; some more are watching the board.
Extract from : « Ainslee's, Vol. 15, No. 6, July 1905 » by Various

But, no doubt, the most significant object in the office was the ticker.
Extract from : « The Octopus » by Frank Norris

Again the ticker buzzed like a mad hornet, and again the devil's teeth snapped.
Extract from : « Uncle Terry » by Charles Clark Munn

I say, Bill, I've got his ticker: pull his precious nob off!
Extract from : « Gallery of Comicalities » by Robert Cruikshank

I had to wait till he sobered up before I give him his ticker.
Extract from : « Contemporary One-Act Plays » by Sir James M. Barrie

About a ticker only the three or four lucky ones can see the tape.
Extract from : « Of All Things » by Robert C. Benchley

The spinning tack-tack of the ticker was always in his ears.
Extract from : « Making Money » by Owen Johnson

Antonyms for ticker

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