blinder

noun blind·er \ ˈblīn-dər \

Updated on: 8 Apr 2018

Definition of blinder

plural blinders

1 : either of two flaps on a horse's bridle to keep it from seeing objects at its sides

2 blinders plural : a limitation or obstruction to sight or discernment

3 British, informal : something (such as an athletic play) dazzlingly excellent or remarkable

Andrew Chidgey (58) held the Stapleton innings together and Ghulam Shabbir briefly threatened with a lively 23 but Timsbury held some important catches, including a blinder from Greg Passingham …
—Bath Chronicle

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Examples of blinder in a Sentence

Their team played a blinder to beat us in the closing seconds of the match.

Recent Examples of blinder from the Web

By taking the act of specific selection out, Five Four is essentially putting blinders on its customers.

— jake woolf, GQ, "The Start-Up Menswear Brand That Wants You to Buy an Entire Wardrobe All at Once," 9 Jan. 2018
Sometimes those tools and means can function as blinders.

— christopher schaberg, The Atlantic, "The Jet Engine Is a Futuristic Technology Stuck in the Past," 11 Feb. 2018
To finish the entire combine process requires blinders and dedication.

— charles curtis, For The Win, "The secrets of the 40-yard dash, according to an Olympic sprinter-turned-NFL combine coach," 1 Mar. 2018
Shaw could seem to have blinders on when he was focused on a project, Fox said.

— Washington Post, "Suspect in teacher’s slaying described as loving, smart boss," 26 Feb. 2018
Yet the lawmaker seemed to have blinders on in his dealings with Bates.

— patrick danner, Houston Chronicle, "San Antonio Sen. Uresti convicted on all 20 fraud charges, refuses to step down," 22 Feb. 2018
Yet the lawmaker seemed to have blinders on in his dealings with Bates.

— patrick danner, San Antonio Express-News, "Uresti, Cain found guilty on all charges in end to salacious month-long fraud trial," 22 Feb. 2018
In 2018, can journalists look past the blinders of contrived objectivity, stare straight into the camera and speak the plain truth?

— will bunch, Philly.com, "50 years ago, Walter Cronkite told America the bitter truth. We need more Cronkites today | Will Bunch," 22 Feb. 2018
The ideological blinders may worsen because of our tendency to seek out like-minded people.

— nicholas kristof, Anchorage Daily News, "You’re wrong! I’m right!," 19 Feb. 2018

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First Known Use of blinder

1807

in the meaning defined at sense 1

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BLINDER Defined for English Language Learners

blinder

noun

Definition of blinder for English Language Learners

blinders : leather pieces that are placed on either side of a horse's head next to its eyes in order to keep the horse from seeing what is beside it
: a very exciting or impressive performance or action in a game such as cricket or soccer