# blinker

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈblɪŋkə/ · frequency rank #62,718

## Definitions
1. Anything that blinks.
2. The turn signal of an automobile.
3. 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.
4. Whatever obstructs sight or discernment.
5. The eyelid.
6. A black eye.
7. In Conway's Game of Life, an arrangement of three cells in a row that switches between horizontal and vertical orientations in each generation.
8. A situation where the light of a dab pen or vape starts blinking, which happens when the user takes an extremely long hit.

## Etymology
From blink + -er.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/blinker