Definition

1. Noun:
   • A leather eye patch attached to a horse's halter: A piece of equipment that prevents a horse from seeing to the side, used to keep the animal focused.
   • A person who winks: Someone who closes and opens one eye quickly, typically as a signal or gesture.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Equipment for a horse):
  • The nervous horse wore a winker to keep it from being distracted by traffic.
  • Attach the winker to the side strap of the halter.
• Noun (A person):
  • He's a frequent winker, always signaling his agreement with a sly wink.
  • The cheerful winker in the crowd made everyone smile.

Advanced Usage

• "To be a bit of a winker": To be someone who winks often or habitually.
  • My grandfather was a bit of a winker, using it instead of saying hello.

Variants and Related Words

• Wink (verb/noun): The action of closing and opening one eye quickly.
  • She gave me a friendly wink.
• Blinkers (noun, plural): Another term for the pair of leather screens (winkers) attached to a horse's bridle.
  • The racehorse wore blinkers to maintain its focus on the track ahead.

Synonyms

• Blinder (for the horse equipment): A screen for a horse's eye.
• Eye patch (general): A covering for an eye, though not specifically for a horse.
• Signaler (for a person who winks): One who communicates with gestures.

Related Phrases

• As blind as a winker (idiom, informal): Completely unaware or ignorant of something happening to the side.
  • He was as blind as a winker to the problems developing in his own department.

Noun

1. blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side
2. a person who winks