blanker

blan·ker
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Australia, UK/ˈblæŋkə/US/ˈblæŋkɚ//ˈbleɪ̯ŋkɚ//ˈblɛ̃ŋkɚ/

noun

An early form of screensaver that blanked out the screen display when it was not in use.

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Meanings

blanker1

nounblanker (plural blankers)

plural blankers

  1. computingAn early form of screensaver that blanked out the screen display when it was not in use.

    These screen blankers prevent phosphor burn on your screen, which is always a danger when you leave the screen on too long.

    1987, Howard Bornstein, Under the Apple, page 221

blanker2

adjective
  1. comparativecomparative form of blank: more blank

    And lonely as it is, that loneliness Will be more lonely ere it will be less — A blanker whiteness of benighted snow With no expression, nothing to express.

    1936, Robert Frost, Desert Places

Origin

blanker · noun

From blank + -er (agent noun suffix).

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blanker · adjective

From blank + -er (comparative suffix).

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with blanker

anchorbankertankercankerflankerrancorrankerspankerhankerskankerchancredisanchorfrankergankerjankeryanker
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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

blanker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blanker

MLA

“blanker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blanker. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blanker,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blanker.

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