blinder

== English == === Etymology === From blind +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈblaɪndə/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˈblaɪndɚ/ Rhymes: -aɪndə(ɹ) === Adjective === blinder comparative form of blind: more blind === Noun === blinder (plural blinders) Something that blinds, literally or figuratively. A bag or cloth put over the head of a difficult horse while it is being handled or mounted. Synonyms: blinker, winker (often plural only) A screen attached to a horse's bridle preventing it from being able to see things to its side. Synonyms: blinker, winker Something that impairs visual or mental perception in a way figuratively compared to horses' blinders. (British, slang) An exceptional performance. Synonyms: dazzler, cracker, belter (slang) A bout of heavy drinking. Synonym: bender (theater) A bright light used to blind the audience temporarily during a scene change. ==== Derived terms ==== peaky blinder ==== Translations ==== === Verb === blinder (third-person singular simple present blinders, present participle blindering, simple past and past participle blindered) (transitive) To fit (a horse) with blinders. (transitive, figurative, by extension) To obstruct the vision of. === Anagrams === Brindle, brindle == French == === Etymology === From blinde +‎ -er. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /blɛ̃.de/ === Verb === blinder to armor; to reinforce ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== blindage ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: blindare → Portuguese: blindar → Spanish: blindar === Further reading === “blinder”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == German == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈblɪndɐ/ === Adjective === blinder comparative degree of blind === Adjective === blinder inflection of blind: strong/mixed nominative masculine singular strong genitive/dative feminine singular strong genitive plural == Old Swedish == === Etymology === From Old Norse blindr, from Proto-Germanic *blindaz. === Adjective === blinder blind invisible, obscure ==== Declension ==== ==== Descendants ==== Swedish: blind == Welsh == === Etymology === From blin +‎ -der. === Pronunciation === (North Wales, standard, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈblɪndɛr/ (North Wales, colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈblɪndar/ (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈblɪndɛr/ === Noun === blinder m (plural blinderau) (uncountable) tiredness, weariness, fatigue Synonyms: lludded, blinderusrwydd, blinedd (uncountable) (of soil) exhausted Synonyms: disbyddedig, disbydd (uncountable) tedium Synonym: diflastod (usually countable) trouble, affliction, distress Synonyms: cystudd, trallod, adferth, ttafferth, gofid, poen ==== Derived terms ==== blinderog (“weary, tired, tiring”) blinderol (“tired, tiring, annoying, tedious”) blinderus (“wearisome, tiring; troublesome, troubling”) diflinder (“tirelessness”) gorflinder (“exhaustion, fatigue”) === Mutation === === References === R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke, et al., editors (1950–present), “blinder”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies