blinder

noun

blind·​er ˈblīn-dər 

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

Examples of blinder in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The key to surviving these moments is to put on blinders. —Dustin Lemick, Forbes.com, 7 Apr. 2025

Putting up such blinders in pursuit of continued application and advancement certainly won’t help convince people to use it, but only serves to garner further distrust. —Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025

Now that my blinders have dropped away, why should those works remain in my library? —Glen Weldon, NPR, 18 Jan. 2025

Still, that’s where a la mode games plays a blinder. —Matt Gardner, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1788, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for blinder

• binder
• finder
• grinder
• kinder
• minder
• pinder
• bookbinder
• factfinder
• pathfinder
• reminder
• sidewinder
• viewfinder

Kids Definition

blinder

noun

blind·​er ˈblīn-dər 

: either of two leather flaps on a horse's bridle to keep it from seeing to the side