# trafficator

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which it is about to turn.
2. A semaphore device with a steady light that served the same purpose on early vehicles.

## Etymology
From traffic + -ator.

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