Etymology

winker

wink·er
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Today it means: 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”). Full definition →

German Winker
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winker · noun1

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

winker · noun2

Clipping of tiddlywinker.

Winker · proper noun3

  1. German · borrowed fromWinker
  2. German · borrowed fromWinker
  3. English todayWinker

Borrowed from German Winker.

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