blind date

noun

1. a participant in a blind date (someone you meet for the first time when you have a date with them)

• Hypernyms: ↑date, ↑escort

2. a date with a stranger

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she never goes on blind dates

• Hypernyms: ↑date, ↑appointment, ↑engagement

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noun

1. : a date arranged by a third person between two persons of opposite sex who have not previously met

2. : either participant in a blind date

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1. a social appointment or date arranged, usually by a third person, between two people who have not met.

2. either of the participants in such an arrangement.

[1920-25, Amer.]

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blind date noun

1. A social engagement arranged for one, esp by a third party, with someone one has not met previously, esp with a view to romance

2. The partner (to be) met in this way

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Main Entry: ↑blind

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blind date UK US noun [countable] [singular blind date plural blind dates]

an arrangement in which two people who have never met before spend some time together, in order to find out whether they like each other enough to start a relationship

Thesaurus: general social events and social activity_hyponym finding a partner_synonym parties and celebrations_hyponym

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blind date,

1. a social date between two persons who have not previously met, arranged by someone else.

2. either of the two persons.

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n. a social engagement or date with a person one has not previously met

a blind date arranged by well-meaning friends

■ either person of the couple on a blind date

where do you take a blind date, anyway?

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noun, pl ⋯ dates [count]

: an occasion for two people who do not know each other to meet and decide if they may want to have a romantic relationship

She went out on a blind date with her friend's cousin.

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ˌblind ˈdate [blind date] noun

a meeting between two people who have not met each other before. The meeting is sometimes organized by their friends because they want them to develop a romantic relationship

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to go on a blind date