winker

[wing-ker]

noun

1. a person or thing that winks. wink.

2. a blinker or blinder for a horse.

3. Informal.,  an eyelash or an eye.

winker

/ ˈwɪŋkə /

noun

1. a person or thing that winks

2. slang,  an eye, eyelash, or eyelid

3. another name for blinker

Word History and Origins

Origin of winker¹

First recorded in 1540–50; wink ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

It seems to me that winking belongs in the past partly because society is increasingly informal, and the winker needs formality in order to have something to undermine.

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She wasn’t as good a winker as Rafe was, but it was a nice effort.

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She’s not a subtle winker, not a subtle anything.

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It war a big four wheel consarn, with a canvas top, and about as putty a consarn for family use as ever I sot my winkers on.

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"Yes; I had a house in Stephen's Green—" "And used to drive four black thoroughbreds without winkers?"

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