1
: one that blinks
especially
: a light that flashes off and on as a warning or a signal
2
a
b
: a cloth hood with shades projecting at the sides of the eye openings used on skittish racehorses
—usually used in plural
3
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Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The officer is already in the only drivable lane, when Wilks aggressively enters the lane without a blinker.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
As the world’s most popular social network has grown, its dogged pursuit of users and blinkered focus on engagement has led to the creation of a dangerously effective persuasion machine.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 17 Nov. 2025
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Noun
The play-by-play man might shout out Mike Tomlin, the longtime coach and infrequent blinker.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
The officer is already in the only drivable lane, when Wilks aggressively enters the lane without a blinker.
—Drake Bentley, jsonline.com, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
The variety of politics that preoccupied the literary scene in New York turned out to be fractious, blinkered, and less than helpful on almost every front, including the artistic.
—Vince Passaro, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
As the world’s most popular social network has grown, its dogged pursuit of users and blinkered focus on engagement has led to the creation of a dangerously effective persuasion machine.
—Simon Hill, Wired News, 17 Nov. 2025
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“Blinker.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blinker. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.
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