variants or less commonly vizor
Synonyms of visornext
1
: the front piece of a helmet
especially : a movable upper piece
2
a
: a projecting front on a cap or headband for shading the eyes
b
: a usually movable flat sunshade attached at the top of an automobile windshield
3
a
: a face mask
b

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vizor

2 of 2

noun (2)

vi·​zor

less common spelling of visor

1
: the front piece of a helmet
especially : a movable upper piece
2
a
: a projecting front on a cap or headband for shading the eyes
b
: a usually movable flat sunshade attached at the top of an automobile windshield
3
a
: a face mask
b

Synonyms of visor

Examples of visor in a Sentence

Noun (1) the visor on your baseball cap should provide adequate shade for your eyes
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Noun
The glasses, which are priced at about $1,300, aren’t anything like the Quest VR headsets Meta has been selling for years, which weigh about 18 ounces and look like a visor or helmet rather than glasses. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 13 Oct. 2026 Following the win, Smart bolted straight for the visitors section, slinging his visor around in the air while the Georgia fans and Kirby's wife waited to embrace his family. — Trey Wallace Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Oct. 2026 The Gators have scored 44 or more points (66, 59, 44, 52) in each of their first four games of the season for the first time since Steve Spurrier sported a Gators visor in 2001. — Pj Green september 29, Kansas City Star, 29 Sep. 2026 On the feminine Mouna, a new visor in satin was decorated with a long scarf, the accessory of the moment, and can be styled different ways. — Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for visor

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English viser, from Anglo-French, from vis face — more at visage

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of visor was in the 14th century

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“Visor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/visor. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

Kids Definition

visor

noun
vi·​sor
variants also vizor
ˈvī-zər
1
: a movable front upper piece on a helmet
2
: a projecting part (as on a cap or headband) to protect or shade the eyes
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