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Definition of "blinder" [blind•er]

  • A pair of leather flaps attached to a horse's bridle to curtail side vision. Also called blinkers. (noun)
  • Something that serves to obscure clear perception and discernment. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "blinder" in a sentence
  • "To say the pictures from Norway were great and that he "played a blinder" is a bit steep I feel."
  • "Altogether, by upping the ante, Blair has played a blinder, which is leaving the opposition, at home and abroad, floundering."
  • "I don't know what kind of blinder these are but I have no intention of taking them off."