ticker

Noun

ticker (plural tickers)

1. One who makes a tick mark.
   • A teacher now is a typist, a printer, a laboratory assistant, a designer of work sheets and booklets, a form-filler, a ticker of boxes and a sender of returns to faculty heads, to head teachers, to education authorities and to the Ministers […]1992, Parliamentary Debates (Hansard)
2. A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.
   • The ticker was showing an increased rate of flow.
3. A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen.
   • I checked the prices on the ticker one last time before placing the trade.
   • To my surprise, the ticker showed that the deal had already gone through.
4. (slang) A heart, especially a human one.
   • My ticker gave out and I had to go to the hospital for surgery.
5. (slang) A watch (timepiece).
   • A right nice ticker it was. Real gold.2011, Maggie MacKeever, The Tyburn Waltz
6. (slang) A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible.
7. A beer drinker who aims to try as many different beers as possible and keeps a record of all the beers they have drunk.
   • My weekday visit found a great mix of luncheoners, locals and real ale tickers.2006, Richard Stedman, The Football and Real Ale Guide 2006-07: Division 1, →ISBN, page 5
   • This book has not been written with the goal of pleasing beer geeks, tickers, fetishists, raters or advocates.2015, Max Bahnson, Prague: A Pisshead's Pub Guide, →ISBN, page 5