i Register
In some senses, blinker is marked as informal, rare. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
Anything that blinks.
She was a frequent blinker, always on the verge of tears.
The turn signal of an automobile.
A shield attached to the bridle of a horse or other domesticated animal to prevent it from seeing things behind it and to its side.
Whatever obstructs sight or discernment.
This floor let not the vulgar tread, / Who worship only what they dread: / Nor bigots who but one way see, / Through blinkers of authority
The eyelid.
verb
To put blinkers on.
The farmer stopped to blinker his horse before riding into an area of heavy traffic.