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blinkered

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blink·ered

[bling-kerd]
adjective
1.
narrow-minded and subjective; unwilling to understand another viewpoint.
2.
having blinkers on; fitted with blinkers.
un·blink·ered, adjective

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blink·er

[bling-ker]
noun
1.
a device for flashing light signals.
2.
a light that flashes intermittently, especially one that serves as a traffic signal.
3.
either of two leather flaps on a bridle, to prevent a horse from seeing sideways; a blinder.
verb (used with object)
4.
to put blinkers on.

Origin:
1630–40; blink + -er1
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blinkered (ˈblɪŋkəd)
 
adj
1.  considering only a narrow point of view
2.  (of a horse) wearing blinkers

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blinkered
1867, in the figurative sense, from horses wearing blinkers to limit the range of their vision.
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