visor

noun

vi·​sor ˈvī-zər 

variants or less commonly vizor

1

: the front piece of a helmet

especially : a movable upper piece

2

a

: a projecting front on a cap or headband for shading the eyes

b

: a usually movable flat sunshade attached at the top of an automobile windshield

3

a

: a face mask

b

: disguise

visored

ˈvī-zərd 

adjective

visorless

ˈvī-zər-ləs 

adjective

Illustration of visor

• V visor 1

Synonyms of visor

• brim

Examples of visor in a Sentence

the visor on your baseball cap should provide adequate shade for your eyes

Recent Examples on the Web

The vehicle sat locked, with a sun visor propping his off-duty silver five-shot revolver in the dash. —Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 21 Mar. 2026

By Chad Bishop, Braves beat reporter Braves manager Walt Weiss put on his football coaching visor this week. —Chad Bishop, AJC.com, 13 Mar. 2026

O’Reilly is the best bet to be the last visor-less man standing, as the only player among them signed beyond this season. —Chris Johnston, New York Times, 12 Mar. 2026

During the scrum involving Sherwood and Barzal, Horvat used his gloved hand to flip the visor on Eklund’s helmet. —Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2026

Word History

Etymology

Middle English viser, from Anglo-French, from vis face — more at visage

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for visor

• geyser
• miser
• riser
• sizer
• wiser
• advertiser
• analyser
• analyzer
• appetizer
• atomizer
• breathalyzer
• colonizer

Kids Definition

visor

noun

vi·​sor

variants also vizor

ˈvī-zər

1

: a movable front upper piece on a helmet

2

: a projecting part (as on a cap or headband) to protect or shade the eyes

visored

-zərd 

adjective