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Nicker vs Ticker - What's the difference?

nicker | ticker |

As nouns the difference between nicker and ticker

is that nicker is (british|slang) pound sterling or nicker can be a soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse or nicker can be (obsolete|slang) one of the night brawlers of london formerly noted for breaking windows with halfpence while ticker is a measuring or reporting device, particularly one which makes a ticking sound as the measured events occur.

As a verb nicker

is to make a soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.

nicker

English

Etymology 1

Noun

(nicker)
  • (British, slang) Pound sterling.
    • This coat cost me 50 nicker .
    Synonyms
    * (pound sterling) pound (standard), pound sterling (standard), quid (slang), sov (slang)

    Etymology 2

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To make a soft neighing sound characteristic of a horse.
    • Synonyms
    * neigh * whinny

    Etymology 3

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (obsolete, slang) One of the night brawlers of London formerly noted for breaking windows with halfpence.
    • (Arbuthnot)
  • The cutting lip which projects downward at the edge of a boring bit and cuts a circular groove in the wood to limit the size of the hole that is bored.

    • ticker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • 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.
  • A ticker tape.
    • 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.
  • (colloquial) The heart.
    • My ticker gave out and I had to go to the hospital for surgery.
  • A birdwatcher who aims to see (and tick off on a list) as many bird species as possible.

    • Derived terms

    * news ticker, stock ticker