ticker

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

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noun the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body
noun a small portable timepiece
noun a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape

From tick + -er.

But she's there--an 'ere's a ticker beatin' true to 'er." — The Dop Doctor, Richard Dehan
Miss Crawley, I know, paid a hundred down for the chain and ticker. — Vanity Fair, William Makepeace Thackeray
"Dear old Jack," said Dolly, seating herself at the office table and staring at the ticker. — Fifty-Two Stories For Girls, Unknown

heart, pump

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