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blinder

Pronunciation: /ˈblaɪndə/

The English word “blinder” has 8 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.
  2. A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side.
  3. Something that impairs visual or mental perception in a way figuratively compared to horses' blinders.
  4. An exceptional performance.
  5. A bout of heavy drinking.
  6. A bright light used to blind the audience temporarily during a scene change.

verb

  1. To fit (a horse) with blinders.
  2. To obstruct the vision of.

Etymology

From blind + -er.

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