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- [tik-er]
- /ˈtɪk ər/
- /ˈtɪk.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tik-er]
- /ˈtɪk ər/
Definitions of ticker word
- noun ticker a telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints stock prices, market reports, etc., on a paper tape. 1
- noun ticker a person or thing that ticks. 1
- noun ticker Slang. a watch. 1
- noun ticker Slang. the heart. 1
- noun ticker software that scrolls news 1
- noun ticker heart 1
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Origin of ticker
First appearance:
before 1820 One of the 38% newest English words
1820-30; 1880-85 for def 4; tick1 + -er1
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Parts of speech for Ticker
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
ticker popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
ticker usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for ticker
noun ticker
- analog watch — a watch that represents time by the position of hands on a dial.
- big ben — the bell in the clock tower of the Houses of Parliament, London
- bomb — A bomb is a device which explodes and damages or destroys a large area.
- bombshell — A bombshell is a sudden piece of bad or unexpected news.
- chronograph — an accurate instrument for recording small intervals of time
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Matching words
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