winker

[ wing-ker ]

noun

1. a person or thing that winks. wink.
2. a blinker or blinder for a horse.
3. Informal. an eyelash or an eye.

winker

/ ˈwɪŋkə /

noun

1. a person or thing that winks
2. slang.
   an eye, eyelash, or eyelid
3. another name for blinker

Word History and Origins

Origin of winker¹

First recorded in 1540–50; wink ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

It seems to me that winking belongs in the past partly because society is increasingly informal, and the winker needs formality in order to have something to undermine.

From The Guardian

She wasn’t as good a winker as Rafe was, but it was a nice effort.

From Literature

It war a big four wheel consarn, with a canvas top, and about as putty a consarn for family use as ever I sot my winkers on.

From Project Gutenberg

"Yes; I had a house in Stephen's Green—" "And used to drive four black thoroughbreds without winkers?"

From Project Gutenberg

Is a wink a deception for which the winker must answer in the law?

From Project Gutenberg