blinder
/ˈblaɪndɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
comparative form of blind: more blind
noun
Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.
noun
Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.
noun
Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.
noun
Something that blinds, literally or figuratively.
Example Sentences
- "Ye who arrogate to yourselves that ye see more, or at least are not so blind as others; in your unbelieving conduct, allow me to say, ye are blinder than others; ye are even blinder than the most ignorant and illiterate."
- "From both sides of his head a blackness swiftly grew like blinders on a horse and darkly narrowed his field of vision."
- "Orientalism itself, furthermore, was an exclusively male province; like so many professional guilds during the modern period, it viewed itself and its subject matter with sexist blinders."
- "As it was, innocence was his blinder."
- "I, I, got a new girlfriend / She feels like he's on top / And I don't feel no remorse / And you can't see past my blinders"
- "He played a blinder this afternoon on the cricket ground."
Etymology
From blind + -er.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈblaɪndɚ/
- British English: /ˈblaɪndə/
Usage
- British usage
- Slang
- Transitive verb