Fromtraffic +‎-ator.

trafficator (pluraltrafficators)

1. (Nigeria, automotive) Ablinkinglight on amotorvehicle thatindicates thedirection in which it is about toturn.

   Synonyms:(informal)blinker,directional,directional signal,direction indicator,(Britain, Australia, New Zealand)indicator,turn indicator,(chiefly US)turn signal

   • 2014, Chris Ekpekurede,Laughing Over Serious Matters: Stories to Make You Laugh and Reflect:

     There were vehicles following me, of course, but was any of them trailing me?[…] Without any warning, and without signalling with thetrafficator, I took a sudden right turn, hoping to shake off my trailer.

2. (historical) Asemaphoredevice with a steady light that served the same purpose on early vehicles.

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