winker

American  

[wing-ker] / ˈwɪŋ kər /

noun

1. a person or thing that winks. wink.

2. a blinker or blinder for a horse.

3. Informal. an eyelash or an eye.

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winker British  

/ ˈwɪŋkə /

noun

1. a person or thing that winks

2. slang an eye, eyelash, or eyelid

3. another name for blinker

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Etymology

Origin of winker

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.

From The Guardian

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

From Literature

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

From Literature

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg