blindfold vs blinker

blindfold

noun
  • A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes. 

  • Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically). 

adv
  • With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision. 

adj
  • Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision 

  • Thoughtless; reckless. 

verb
  • To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see. 

  • To obscure understanding or comprehension. 

blinker

noun
  • The eyelid. 

  • Anything that blinks, such as the turn signal of an automobile. 

  • Eye shields attached to a hood for horses, to prevent them from seeing backwards and partially sideways. 

  • A black eye. 

  • In Conway's Game of Life, an arrangement of three cells in a row that switches between horizontal and vertical orientations in each generation. 

  • Whatever obstructs sight or discernment. 

verb
  • To put blinkers on. 

How often have the words blindfold and blinker occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )