twinkler

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English

Etymology

From Middle English twinklere, twinclere, equivalent to twinkle +‎ -er.

Noun

twinkler (plural twinklers)

  1. One who, or that which, twinkles or winks.
  2. (colloquial) An eye.
    • 2015, Amitav Ghosh, Sea of Poppies:
      The pupils of his eyes were as dark as his hair, except that they were flecked with sparks of hazel: as a child, strangers were apt to say that a pair of twinklers like his could be sold as diamonds to a duchess (later, when it came time for him to be included in Deeti's shrine, much would be made of the brilliance of his gaze).

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