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ticker (iou)



ticker noun. colloq. E19.
[from TICK verb1 + -ER1.]
A thing that ticks; spec. (a) (the pendulum of) a clock; (b) a watch; (c) (now N. Amer.) a tape machine, esp. one that prints news or stock prices. E19.
New Yorker The tickers..are clattering as they print wire-service copy on continuous rolls.
The heart; US & Austral. slang courage, guts. M20.
Sunday Sun (Brisbane) The lady has ticker..She didn't opt for the soft life. L. Lochhead Nowt up with the ticker, any trouble with the waterworks?
A person who ticks off items in a list etc.; spec. (derog.) a birdwatcher, a twitcher. L20.
Comb.: ticker tape (a) a paper strip on which messages are recorded in a tape machine; (b) (freq. attrib.) this or similar material thrown from windows to welcome a celebrity in a motorcade.