# ticker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɪkə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #28,051

## Definitions
1. One who makes a tick mark.
2. A measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.
3. A ticker tape, either the traditional paper kind or a scrolling message on a screen.
4. A heart, especially a human one.
5. A watch (timepiece).
6. 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.

## Etymology
From tick + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **tier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-tier)
- **tiger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-tiger)
- **timer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-timer)
- **ticks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-ticks)
- **ticket** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-ticket)
- **timber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-timber)
- **tucker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-tucker)
- **tinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-tinder)
- **tinker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-tinker)
- **tickle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-tickle)
- **tiller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-tiller)
- **tipper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-tipper)
- **Tigger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-tigger)
- **tickets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-tickets)
- **tracker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-tracker)
- **trucker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-trucker)
- **trickery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ticker-vs-trickery)
- **tick** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tick-vs-ticker)
- **taker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taker-vs-ticker)
- **Tiber** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tiber-vs-ticker)

## Common misspellings (9)
`itcker`, `tciker`, `ticcker`, `ticekr`, `tickerr`, `tickker`, `tickre`, `tikcer`, `tticker`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ticker