Definition of "winker" [wink•er]

• One that winks, as: (noun)
• A blinder for a horse. (noun)
• Informal An eye. (noun)
• Informal An eyelash. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

• "That's not to say that the Portuguese 'winker' hasn't taken some inspiration from Mr Beckham over the years."
• "Shop Gossip Ronaldo sold for £80m: Good bye to the "winker" So Manchester United have ju .."
• ""Giles called him to his office one day and told him in no uncertain terms that we could only have one winker on the team," says Kettley, whose own fame increased when a song written about him, John Kettley is a Weatherman, reached a dizzying No 21 in the charts in 1988."