blinker
pronunciation
How to pronounce blinker in British English:
UK [ˈblɪŋkə(r)]
How to pronounce blinker in American English:
US [ˈblɪŋkɚ]
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- Noun:
- a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages
- a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn
- blind consisting of a leather eye-patch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
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- Verb:
- put blinders on (a horse)
Word Origin
- 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.