blinder

Meaning

Adj

comparative form of blind: more blind

Noun

1. Something that blinds.
2. A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.
3. A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side.
4. (British, slang) An exceptional performance.
5. (slang) A bout of heavy drinking; a bender.
6. A bright light used to blind the audience temporarily during a scene change.

Verb

1. (transitive) To fit (a horse) with blinders.
2. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To obstruct the vision of.

blind

• Adj
• Noun
• Verb
• Adv

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Synonyms

blinker

winker

chick

eyepatch

patch

sun-blind

eyeshade

venetian blind

bamboo curtain

eye bandage

bamboo blind

blindfold

view breaker

blinkers

Translations

œillère

παρωπίδα

más ciego

cannonata

schianto

τυφλωτής

oeillère

paraocchi

parocchi

antolho

anteojera

antojera

atın göz siperi

gözlük

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈblaɪndə/

Etymology

From blind + -er.