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winkler|ˈwɪŋklə(r)|
[f. winkle n. + -er1.]
1. One who gathers winkles; a boat used for this.
1889A. T. Pask Eyes Thames 58 Eel-trawlers and ‘winklers’.
2. slang. One who assists in the eviction of tenants (see quot. 1970). Cf. winkle v.2
1970Sunday Times 15 Nov. 3/5 Plausible, highly-paid ‘winklers’ who are hired by property companies and landlords to persuade families to leave their rent-controlled tenancies so the homes can be sold at high prices. 1977Whig-Standard (Kingston, Ontario) 29 Sept. 26/3 The tenants said the agents aided by middlemen called ‘winklers’, had bribed and harassed them to get them to move. |