blower

American  

[bloh-er] / ˈbloʊ ər /

noun

1. a person or thing that blows.

2. a machine for supplying air at a moderate pressure, as to supply forced drafts or supercharge and scavenge diesel engines.

3. snow blower.

4. Mining. a jet of firedamp issuing from a crevice.

5. Slang. a braggart.

6. supercharger.

7. Chiefly British Slang. a telephone.

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blower British  

/ ˈbləʊə /

noun

1. a mechanical device, such as a fan, that blows

2. a low-pressure rotary compressor, esp in a furnace or internal-combustion engine See also supercharger

3. an informal name for telephone

4. an informal name for speaking tube

5. an informal name for a whale 1

6. mining a discharge of firedamp from a crevice

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Etymology

Origin of blower

before 900; Middle English; Old English. See blow ², -er ¹

Example Sentences

Appeared in the October 4, 2025, print edition as 'A Leaf Blower for Your Kitchen?'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 2, 2025

The app has become the “default messaging service” in many markets, especially in continental Europe and Asia-Pacific, Blower added.

From Reuters • Oct. 5, 2021

It displayed a continuation series of its race-proven, supercharged 1920s Blower.

From New York Times • Sep. 6, 2021

At least one and possibly all the women knew Wong, Napa County Sheriff’s Capt. Steve Blower said, according to the Press Democrat.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2018

The Moist-air kiln is better adapted to the drying of tight cooperage stock, while the Blower kiln is almost universally used throughout the slack cooperage industry for the drying of its products.

From Seasoning of Wood by Wagner, J. B. (Joseph Bernard)