hunter vs ticker

hunter and ticker both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
hunter	Yes	No	No	No
ticker	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ticker is a hypernym of hunter; that is, ticker is a word with a broader meaning than hunter:

Other hypernyms of hunter include watch.

hunter (noun)	ticker (noun)
a watch with a hinged metal lid to protect the crystal	a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape
someone who hunts game	a small portable timepiece
a person who searches for something	the hollow muscular organ located behind the sternum and between the lungs; its rhythmic contractions move the blood through the body