stock ticker vs ticker

stock ticker and ticker both are nouns.

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

As nouns, stock ticker and ticker are synonyms defined as:

stock ticker and ticker: a character printer that automatically prints stock quotations on ticker tape

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