blazer

American  

[bley-zer] / ˈbleɪ zər /

noun

1. something that blazes blaze or shines brightly.

2. a sports jacket, usually a solid color or striped, having metal buttons and sometimes an insignia on the breast pocket, as one worn by a member of a club, school, or the like.

3. a small cooking apparatus using as its source of heat a spirit lamp, hot coals, etc., used especially for preparing food at the table or outdoors.

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blazer British  

/ ˈbleɪzə /

noun

1. a fairly lightweight jacket, often striped or in the colours of a sports club, school, etc

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Etymology

Origin of blazer

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; blaze ¹, -er ¹

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Example Sentences

For the older set, it is shown with a blazer and chinos.

From The Wall Street Journal

She braved the rain during a walk with her son about an hour earlier, and still sports a mildly damp blazer atop her black T-shirt.

From Los Angeles Times

“His office is right here, sir,” the woman said, looking over the top of her reading glasses and inspecting Daddy’s medium-gray three-button blazer and matching vest, charcoal-colored tie, and brown leather church shoes.

From Literature

The collection was then tucked away into FIDM’s archives until Frank’s colleague posted one of the blazers on Instagram, highlighting the garment’s mesh of “Victorian-style piecework and embroidery with precision mitered tailoring.”

From Los Angeles Times

One shows a man dressed in a blazer standing outside its gate with a group of what appear to be doctors in hospital scrubs.

From BBC

Related Words

• coat
• jacket