blazer

UK: /ˈbleɪzə^r/ US: /ˈbleɪzɚ/ ,(blā′zər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

blaz•er /ˈbleɪzɚ/   n. [countable]

1. something that blazes or shines brightly.
2. Clothing a sports jacket with metal buttons:
   wearing our gray school blazers.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

blaz•er  (blā′zər), n. 

1. something that blazes or shines brightly.
2. Clothing a sports jacket, usually a solid color or striped, having metal buttons and sometimes an insignia on the breast pocket, as one worn by a member of a club, school, or the like.
3. a small cooking apparatus using as its source of heat a spirit lamp, hot coals, etc., used esp. for preparing food at the table or outdoors.

• 1400–50; late Middle English; see blaze¹, -er¹

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blazer / ˈbleɪzə/ noun

1. a fairly lightweight jacket, often striped or in the colours of a sports club, school, etc