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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Another blinder of a start on lap one and great wheel to wheel battling throughout, with some quite close call action with Hamilton.
From BBC ● Mar. 29, 2026
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
With food prices climbing and energy bills far higher than last spring, unless the Easter bunny pulls a blinder, lots of us will be looking for ways to make Easter more affordable.
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 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
The chief justice has seemingly worn blinders for life.
From Slate ● May 7, 2026
“The courts are wearing blinders and just focusing on the plain language of the statute. It’s a textual analysis,” he says.
From Barron's ● Apr. 15, 2026
Their cultural blinders were imposed on an entire nation, which is why it was so difficult for Latin music, auteur cinema and rap to force their way into the mainstream.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 19, 2026
On the other hand, Alma is moving with blinders on.
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2025
Dodger could still see the flames ahead of them with his blinders on, but his focus was on the flat dirt path that created a narrow firebreak through the burning woods.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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