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English
Etymology 1
From blank + -er (agent noun suffix).
Noun
blanker (plural blankers)
- (computing) An early form of screensaver that blanked out the screen display when it was not in use.
1987, Howard Bornstein, Under the Apple, page 221:These screen blankers prevent phosphor burn on your screen, which is always a danger when you leave the screen on too long.
Etymology 2
From blank + -er (comparative suffix).
Adjective
blanker
- comparative form of blank: more blank
1936, Robert Frost, Desert Places: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.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Adjective
blanker
- inflection of blank:
- strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
- strong genitive/dative feminine singular
- strong genitive plural