blanker

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈblæŋkə/
• (General American, without æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˈblæŋkɚ/
  • (æ-raising) IPA^(key): /ˈbleɪ̯ŋkɚ/, /ˈblɛ̃ŋkɚ/
• Rhymes: -æŋkə(ɹ)
• Hyphenation: blan‧ker

From blank + -er (agent noun suffix).

blanker (plural blankers)

1. (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.

From blank + -er (comparative suffix).

blanker

1. 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.

• reblank

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blanker

1. inflection of blank:
   1. strong/mixed nominative masculine singular
   2. strong genitive/dative feminine singular
   3. strong genitive plural