- comparative of blind.
blinder
Americannoun
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blinders
plural
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a person or thing that blinds.
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a blinker for a horse.
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British Informal. a spectacular shot or action in sports, especially soccer.
He played a blinder.
noun
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an outstanding performance in sport
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slang another name for blind
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Most shooters compete with a blinder on one eye to keep the muscles relaxed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 7, 2024
He now values blind loyalty and even blinder sycophancy more than electoral appeal.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2024
Green has a reputation for superb gully catches - he took a blinder on Friday - but the controversy over this latest grab caused the biggest talking point over the day.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2023
But many have welcomed the deal, and Northern Ireland Office Minister Steve Baker said Mr Sunak had "pulled a blinder".
From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2023
“I may be blinder than any bat, but I got me a government-issue rifle. It was the one my husband, Mr. Hamline, carried when he fought with Captain Lilly’s Eighteenth Indiana Light Artillery at Chicamauga.”
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
“I’d like us to create a system where those blinders come off, where markets are following data that they efficiently think is reliable.”
From Barron's ● Jun. 17, 2026
The chief justice has seemingly worn blinders for life.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
Such agencies have occasionally tried to correct for their cultural blinders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026
We need to fight to preserve our right to see history clearly, without superpatriotic blinders.
From Salon ● Oct. 14, 2025
I put my imaginary blinders on and don’t even look her way.
From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles
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