ticker

A telegraphic instrument that receives news reports and prints them on paper tape.

Any of various devices that receive and display similar information, such as stock market quotations, electronically.

A watch.

The heart.

Something which ticks, or makes a slight repeated sound.

A telegraphic instrument, especially a stock indicator (which see, under indicator).

A cribbing horse.

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

A telegraphic receiving instrument that automatically prints off stock quotations (stock ticker), market report, or other news on a paper ribbon or “tape.”