Definition

1. Noun:
   • A projecting brim on the front of a cap or helmet, used to shade the eyes: A "vizor" is a stiff, horizontal part that extends forward from the headgear to block sunlight or glare.
   • A movable part of a medieval helmet covering the face: In historical armor, a "vizor" is a protective plate, often with openings for sight and breathing, attached to a helmet to shield the wearer's face.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The baseball player adjusted his cap's vizor to block the afternoon sun.
  • The knight lowered the steel vizor on his helmet before the joust.

Advanced Usage

• "To pull down one's vizor": To lower the face-protecting part of a helmet, often used metaphorically to mean preparing for a confrontation or hiding one's intentions.
  • The negotiator pulled down his vizor, revealing nothing of his strategy.

Variants and Related Words

• Visor: The more common modern spelling of "vizor". Both words are interchangeable.
  • She wore a hat with a wide visor.
• Bill: A common synonym for the brim of a cap, especially in American English.
  • He tugged on the bill of his baseball cap.

Synonyms

• Brim: The projecting edge of a hat.
• Eyeshade: Something designed to protect the eyes from light.
• Faceguard: A protective covering for the face.

Related Phrases

• Under the vizor of: Under the protection or guise of something.
  • The spies operated under the vizor of a trading company.

Noun

1. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
   • he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
2. a piece of armor plate (with eye slits) fixed or hinged to a medieval helmet to protect the face