ticker
ti ker
- n the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
- n a small portable timepiece
- n a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape
- The ticker tape ran so far behind the actual transactions that some traders simply let it run out.
- While Bronwen tries to launch its ticker-restaurant franchise, Trans-Lux Corp.
- Even if the ticker could print faster, viewers would have a hard time reading it.