visor
/ˈvaɪzɚ/
visor noun: a part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
Noun
visor (plural visors)
- A part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
- A close helmet entirely covers the head, face, and neck, having on the front perforations for the admission of air, and slits through which the wearer may see objects around him, this part which is stiled the visor lifts up by means of a pivot over each ear.1786, Francis Grose, A Treatise on Ancient Armour and Weapons, page 7
- A mask for the face.
- No visor does become black villainy
So well as soft and tender flattery.1608, William Shakspeare, Pericles, Prince of Tyre, act IV, scene IV, line 44
- No visor does become black villainy
- The fore piece of a cap, projecting over, and protecting the eyes.
- A rigid adjustable flap on an automobile windshield that can shield the eyes of a driver from direct sunlight or glare.
Verb
visor (third-person singular simple present visors, present participle visoring, simple past and past participle visored)
- To cover with, or as if with, a visor.
- Antonyms:
- unvisor
Proper noun capitalized: ViSOR
ViSOR
- Initialism of Violent and Sexual Offenders Register.
visor meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam and Punjabi
visor in Hindi
- विज़र
visor in Marathi
- व्हिजर, विझर
visor in Malayalam
- വിസോർ
visor in Punjabi
- ਵਿਜ਼ਰ
More languagesFewer languages
- visor in Gujarati
- વિઝોર
- visor in Odia
- ଭିଜର୍
- visor in Tagalog
- bisera
- visor in Vietnamese
- lưỡi trai
Examples of visor in a sentence
- My visor was covered in mud, and I had used up all the tear-offs.
- These do not appear to have ever have been made with a visor of any sort.
- Nice hair.” ¶ I pull down the visor and try not to laugh.
Antonyms of visor
Forms of visor
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | visors |
| alternative form (archaic) | vizor |
| alternative form (obsolete) | visar |
| alternative form (obsolete) | visier |
| alternative form (obsolete) | visiere |
| alternative form (obsolete) | visour |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | visors |
| present participle | visoring |
| past participle | visored |
| past | visored |
Origin of visor
From Middle English viser, from Anglo-Norman viser and Old French visiere.
Words formed from visor
Phrases with visor
Words that rhyme with visor
Questions about visor
- What does visor mean?
- Visor means a part of a helmet, arranged so as to lift or open, and so show the face. The openings for seeing and breathing are generally in it.
- What is visor in Hindi?
- Visor in Hindi is विज़र. See Visor meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is visor?
- Visor can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce visor?
- Visor is pronounced /ˈvaɪzɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of visor?
- The plural of visor is visors.
Words near visor in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: visor (page history and authors); ViSOR (page history and authors); visor (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); visor (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); visor (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); visor (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); visor (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); visor (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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