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blinker

[bling-ker]
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noun

a device for flashing light signals.
a light that flashes intermittently, especially one that serves as a traffic signal.
either of two leather flaps on a bridle, to prevent a horse from seeing sideways; a blinder.

verb (used with object)

to put blinkers on.

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RELATED WORDS

indicator, alarm, cue, sign, beacon, gesture, curtain, omen, nod, flare, token, alert, wink, flag, tocsin, go-ahead, okay, mark, movement, Mayday

Nearby words

  1. blinglish,
  2. blini,
  3. blink,
  4. blink comparator,
  5. blinkard,
  6. blinkered,
  7. blinkers,
  8. blinking,
  9. blinkingly,
  10. blinks

Origin of blinker

First recorded in 1630–40; blink + -er1
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British Dictionary definitions for blinker

blinker

noun

a flashing light for sending messages, as a warning device, etc, such as a direction indicator on a road vehicle
(often plural) a slang word for eye 1

verb (tr)

to provide (a horse) with blinkers
to obscure with or as if with blinkers
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Word Origin and History for blinker

blinker

n.

1630s, "one who blinks," agent noun from blink (v.). As a type of horse eye screen to keep the animal looking straight ahead, from 1789. Slang meaning "the eye" is from 1816. Meaning "intermittent flashing light" is from 1923.

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