Blinker

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪŋkÉ™(r)

Full definition of blinker

Noun

1. Something that blinks, as the turn signal of an automobile.
2. Eye shields attached to a hood for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards and partially sideways.
3. Whatever obstructs sight or discernment:
4. (rare) Eyelid.
5. (cellular automata) In Conway's Game of Life, an arrangement of three cells in a row that switches between horizontal and vertical orientations in each generation.

Synonyms

• (turn signal of an automobile) indicator, turn signal, directional
• (eye shield for a horse) blinder
• winkers

Verb

1. To put blinkers on.The farmer stopped to blinker his horse before getting into heavily trafficked area.