- comparative of blind.
blinder
Americannoun
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blinders
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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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"They didn't recruit me but I think they played an absolutely blinder and they deserve it at this stage," he added.
From BBC ● Jan. 22, 2026
Founder Derek Brennan, 67, from Dublin, was inspired to set-up the group after he was mistaken for a peaky blinder.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2025
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
“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
He doesn’t put blinders on the turmoil that the sector has seen.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 13, 2026
But she said she believes Collins “has blinders on to what meets her needs,” a factor she argued motivated Platner’s campaign.
From Salon ● Jul. 14, 2026
“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
He had returned to his work in 1946, to remove the blinders from the eyes of the black man in the wilderness of North America.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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