blazer
pronunciation
How to pronounce blazer in British English:
UK [ˈbleɪzə(r)]
How to pronounce blazer in American English:
US [ˈbleɪzər]
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- Noun:
- lightweight single-breasted jacket; often striped in the colors of a club or school
Word Origin
- blazer (n.)
- "bright-colored jacket," 1880, British university slang, from blaze (n.1), in reference to the red flannel jackets worn by the Lady Margaret, St. John College, Cambridge, boating club. Earlier it had been used in American English in the sense "something which attracts attention" (1845).
Example
- 1. You don 't happen to know where my brown blazer is ?
- 2. Torrid plus size heather grey jersey knit blazer .
- 3. Can I take your blazer for you ?
- 4. It would be like him to trot after me , his navy blazer flapping , just to eke the truth out of me .
- 5. Blazer never believed in destiny .