blinker : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: blinker	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for blinker
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
blinker n a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages Synonym(s): blinker, flasher a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn Synonym(s): blinker, turn signal, turn indicator, trafficator blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side Synonym(s): winker, blinker, blinder v put blinders on (a horse)
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Blinker \Blink"er\, n. 1. One who, or that which, blinks. 2. A blinder for horses; a flap of leather on a horse's bridle to prevent him from seeing objects as his side hence, whatever obstructs sight or discernment. Nor bigots who but one way see, through blinkers of authority. --M. Green. 3. pl. A kind of goggles, used to protect the eyes form glare, etc.