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blindsider en · NOUN

Etymology

From blindside + -er.

Meanings

  1. One who or that which blindsides.
    • I love Mumsnet because it is a rich tapestry of modern mothering with some hilarious blindsiders thrown in. In some ways the posts on Mumsnet are a bit like tabloid newspapers because they need to catch the eye for people to answer. 2018, Jo Brand, Born Lippy: How to Do Female:
    • This, as we shall see, is one of the easiest ways for us to be blindsided. Chapter 2 exposes another set of perennial blindsiders: bubbles and crashes. Surely we have seen enough of these to recognise a new bubble when it comes our way? 2012, Jonathan Gifford, Blindsided: Is our irrational behaviour actually rational?, page 4:

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