BLINKER


Meaning of BLINKER in English

I. ˈbliŋkə(r) noun

( -s )

Etymology: blink (I) + -er

1. : one that blinks: as

a. archaic : coquette

b. : a sporting dog that refuses to see and point game or to hold to a point and flush his game

c.

(1) : a device consisting essentially of a light that can be flashed on and off regularly as a warning (as at a railway crossing)

(2) : a traffic light arranged to blink rather than show a color for a sustained period

d.

(1) : a device consisting essentially of a light that can be flashed on and off in a sequence of coded intervals for signaling a message (as from ship to ship)

(2) : a message sent by means of a blinker

2.

a.

(1) : blinder 1

(2) : a cloth hood with shades projecting at the sides of the eye openings used on skittish racehorses — usually used in plural

b. : something that impairs mental or moral perception

3. also blink : a young or undersized mackerel smaller than a tinker

II. transitive verb

( blinkered ; blinkered ; blinkering ˈbliŋk(ə)riŋ ; blinkers )

1. : to put blinders or blinkers on

they blinkered themselves against the facts

specifically : hoodwink

a person ill-equipped for his task, blinkered as he is by long association with partisan groups

2. : to send (a message) by means of a blinker

blinkered a breakfast invitation from shore — Newsweek

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.