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Synonyms for ticker


Grammar : Noun
Spell : tik-er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈtɪk ər

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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

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