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winker.

A person or an animal that winks (“blinks with one eye; blinks with one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy”).

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈwɪŋkə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɪŋkəɹ/General-American
  1. A person or an animal that winks (“blinks with one eye; blinks with one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy”).

  2. A person or an animal that winks (“blinks with one eye; blinks with one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion, usually with an implication of conspiracy”). A person who connives with another; a conniver.

  3. A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks. Synonym of turn signal (“each of the flashing lights on each side of a vehicle which is used to indicate that the vehicle is moving left or right”); a blinker, an indicator.

    informal
  4. A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks. Synonym of blinker (“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”).

    also · attributive · figuratively · in-plural
  5. A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks. A small bellows in an organ, regulated by a spring, which controls variations of wind pressure.

  6. A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks. The nictitating membrane (“transparent protective fold of skin acting as an inner eyelid”) of a birds's eye.

  7. A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks. An eye.

    UK · dialectal · slang
  8. A thing which is used to wink with, or which winks. An eyelash.

    UK · US · dialectal · slang
Where this word comes from

From wink (“blinking of only one eye”) + -er (suffix forming agent nouns).

noun/ˈwɪŋkə/Received-Pronunciation/ˈwɪŋkəɹ/General-American
  1. Clipping of tiddlywinker (“a player of the game of tiddlywinks”).

    abbreviation · alt-of · clipping
Where this word comes from

Clipping of tiddlywinker.

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