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Meaning of blinder

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

blinder

Pronunciation:/ˈblaɪndə//ˈblaɪndɚ/

adjective

Definitions

  1. (of a person or animal) Unable to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.

    Antonyms:seeingsighted
  2. (of an eye) Unable to be used to see, due to physiological or neurological factors.

  3. Failing to see, acknowledge, perceive.

    Example: Authors are blind to their own defects.

  4. Of a place, having little or no visibility.

    Example: a blind corner

noun

Definitions

  1. Something that blinds.

  2. A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted.

  3. A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side.

  4. An exceptional performance.

    Example: He played a blinder this afternoon on the cricket ground.

verb

Definitions

  1. To fit (a horse) with blinders.

  2. (by extension) To obstruct the vision of.