What does "blinder" mean?
Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.; A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.
Blinder
/ˈblaɪndə/ adj, noun, verb, slang
adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.; A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.
- Grammar: blinder is listed as adj, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: blindfold, blinker, blinkers, doozy.
- Useful contrasts: clear view, mediocre display, poor performance.
- Usage evidence: The Beetle was blind, and the Bat was blinder, and they went to take tea with the Scissors-grinder.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.; A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.
- 2 blind consisting of a leather eyepatch sewn to the side of the halter that prevents a horse from seeing something on either side wordnet
- 3 Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.; A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side. often, plural, plural-only
"From both sides of his head a blackness swiftly grew like blinders on a horse and darkly narrowed his field of vision."
- 4 Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.; Something that impairs visual or mental perception in a way figuratively compared to horses' blinders.
"Orientalism itself, furthermore, was an exclusively male province; like so many professional guilds during the modern period, it viewed itself and its subject matter with sexist blinders."
- 5 Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.; An exceptional performance. British, slang
"He played a blinder this afternoon on the cricket ground."
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- 6 Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.; A bout of heavy drinking. slang
"If a man goes out on a blinder, he might be charged with being drunk and incapable and therefore have a criminal record, although he is an honourable man."
- 7 Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.; A bright light used to blind the audience temporarily during a scene change.
"When the 'blinders' are switched off, and the audience's eyes given time to re-adjust, the new scene is in place […]"
Verb
- 1 To fit (a horse) with blinders. transitive
- 2 To obstruct the vision of. broadly, figuratively, transitive
"[…] We climb in hopes / Of such seeing up the leaf-shuttered escarpments, / Blindered by green, under a green-grained sky"
Adjective
- 1 comparative form of blind: more blind comparative, form-of
"Ye who arrogate to yourselves that ye see more, or at least are not so blind as others; in your unbelieving conduct, allow me to say, ye are blinder than others; ye are even blinder than the most ignorant and illiterate."
Antonyms
clear viewmediocre displaypoor performanceunobstructed sight
Example
"The Beetle was blind, and the Bat was blinder, and they went to take tea with the Scissors-grinder."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "blinder"?
Common synonyms include: blindfold, blinker, blinkers, doozy, eye cover, occluder.
How do you use "blinder" in a sentence?
The Beetle was blind, and the Bat was blinder, and they went to take tea with the Scissors-grinder.
How do you pronounce "blinder"?
Pronounced /ˈblaɪndə/.
Etymology
From blind + -er.