1. a person who blinks frequently or habitually; someone with a tendency to blink excessively
Usage: archaic or informal; rarely used in modern English
2. a person who is unwilling or unable to face facts; someone who avoids looking at or acknowledging reality
Usage: archaic; figurative use

Examples

• The nervous blinkard could barely maintain eye contact during the interview.
• He was a blinkard when it came to acknowledging his own mistakes.
• The child's constant blinking made her a blinkard in the eyes of her impatient teacher.
• Rather than face the problem, he acted like a blinkard and pretended it didn't exist.