ticker
/ˈtɪkə(ɹ)/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.03 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.
noun
A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen.
Example Sentences
- "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 […]"
- "The ticker was showing an increased rate of flow."
- "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."
- "My ticker gave out and I had to go to the hospital for surgery."
- "A right nice ticker it was. Real gold."
Etymology
From tick + -er.