/ ˈɪndɪkeɪtə(r); NAmE / noun
1.
a sign that shows you what sth is like or how a situation is changing :
The economic indicators are better than expected.
➡ note at sign
2.
a device on a machine that shows speed, pressure, etc. :
a depth indicator
3.
( BrE ) ( NAmE ˈturn signal ) (also informal blink·er NAmE , BrE ) a light on a vehicle that flashes to show that the vehicle is going to turn left or right
—picture at hatchback