blinker

[ bling-ker ]

/ ˈblɪŋ kər /

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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.

Nearby words

blinging, blinglish, blini, blink, blink comparator, blinker, blinkered, blinkers, blinking, blinks, blinky

Origin of blinker

First recorded in 1630–40; blink + -er¹

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Examples from the Web for blinker

In the evening Blinker went to one of his clubs, intending to dine.
The Trimmed Lamp|O. Henry
"You look like a man I've seen somewhere, Mr. Blinker," he said.
Toaster's Handbook|Peggy Edmund and Harold W. Williams, compilers
But Blinker always remembered that he was a gentleman—a thing that no gentleman should do.
The Trimmed Lamp|O. Henry
Blinker muttered something and plunged northward till he found a cab.
The Trimmed Lamp|O. Henry

"Don't say that again," said Blinker in a tone that made her look at him in frank surprise.
The Trimmed Lamp|O. Henry

British Dictionary definitions for blinker

blinker

/ (ˈblɪŋkə) /

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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blinker

noun

verb (used with object)

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blinker

noun

verb (tr)