blinder

[blahyn-der]

noun

a person or thing that blinds.

a blinker for a horse.

British Informal. a spectacular shot or action in sports, especially soccer: He played a blinder.

Origin of blinder

First recorded in 1580–90; blind + -er¹

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Related Words for blinders

bluff, hood, shade, flab, blindfold

Examples from the Web for blinders

Contemporary Examples of blinders

Up and down the plane I heard the slap of blinders yanked down over the windows while the rest of us eagerly took in the view.
The Life and Hard Times Of The Family A Cuban Defector Left Behind
Brin-Jonathan Butler
December 19, 2014
I told Eric how Rick Robinson had peeled the blinders from my eyes.
Up to a Point: In Defense of Lobbyists
P. J. O’Rourke
October 25, 2014
Better to put on blinders, they say, and focus on home and family.
Why Voters Are So Totally Checked Out
Eleanor Clift
October 22, 2014
Thankfully Race quickly sets the record straight and takes the blinders off of all of us.
White Guilt on Broadway
Elizabeth Gates
December 7, 2009

Historical Examples of blinders

But the German ass wore the blinders that science had made--and saw no angel.
City of Endless Night
Milo Hastings
If I was runnin' this yere game, I'd sure scout with my blinders off.
Blazed Trail Stories
Stewart Edward White
Now take off the blinders and let him pitch till he is tired.
Ranching, Sport and Travel
Thomas Carson
I took off the sun-bonnet, for I didn't want no blinders on then.
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Complete
Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
They slung their hook out of it, while the blinders were taken me off, and I was shown what I had to do.
The Hero of the People
Alexandre Dumas

British Dictionary definitions for blinders

blinders

pl n

US and Canadian leather sidepieces attached to a horse's bridle to prevent sideways visionAlso called (in Britain and other countries): blinkers

blinder

noun

an outstanding performance in sport

British slang another name for blind (def. 30)

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Word Origin and History for blinders

blinder

1580s, agent noun from blind (v.). Especially of blinkers for horses from c.1800, often figurative. Related: Blinders.