blanker

See also: blänker

English

Etymology 1

blank +‎ -er (agent noun suffix)

Noun

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.

Etymology 2

blank +‎ -er (comparative suffix)

Adjective

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.

Anagrams

• reblank

German

Pronunciation

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Adjective

blanker

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