Bible Dictionaries
Ticker

Webster's Dictionary

(1):

(n.) One who, or that which, ticks, or produces a ticking sound, as a watch or clock, a telegraphic sounder, etc.

(2):

(n.) A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off stock quotations (stock ticker) and other news on a paper ribbon or "tape."

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Ticker'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/ticker.html. 1828.