Blindsider

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who or that which blindsides.

    "This, as we shall see, is one of the easiest ways for us to be blindsided. Chapter 2 exposes another set of perennial blindsiders: bubbles and crashes. Surely we have seen enough of these to recognise a new bubble when it comes our way?"

Example

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"This, as we shall see, is one of the easiest ways for us to be blindsided. Chapter 2 exposes another set of perennial blindsiders: bubbles and crashes. Surely we have seen enough of these to recognise a new bubble when it comes our way?"

Etymology

From blindside + -er.

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