blinker

Meaning

Noun

1. Anything that blinks.
2. (Australia, Northern-US, informal) The turn signal of an automobile.
3. (in-plural) A shield attached to the bridle of a horse or other domesticated animal to prevent it from seeing things behind it and to its side.
4. Whatever obstructs sight or discernment.
5. (rare) The eyelid.
6. (slang) A black eye.
7. In Conway's Game of Life, an arrangement of three cells in a row that switches between horizontal and vertical orientations in each generation.
8. (slang) A situation where the light of a dab pen or vape starts blinking, which happens when the user takes an extremely long hit.

Verb

To put blinkers on.

Synonyms

blinder

turn signal

turn indicator

trafficator

winker

flasher

indicator

blindfold

patch

coloboma

eye bandage

butt hinge

turn light

belt fork

directional indicator

belt strike

directional

direction indicator

eyelid

eyepatch

flash

flashbulb

indicator light

Translations

clignotant

intermitente

Blinker

freccia

Scheuklappe

œillère

paraocchi

antolho

segnale luminoso di direzione

anteojeras

παρωπίδα

βλέφαρο

oogklep

pisca-pisca

φλας

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈblɪŋkə/

Etymology

From blink + -er.