blower

[ bloh-er ]

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.

blower

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of blower¹

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

Example Sentences

A lot of us Republicans are having trouble getting the leaf blower started.

From The Daily Beast

That tells us he may have been more than just a “whistle-blower.”

From The Daily Beast

Beijing, it appears, was able to cover its tracks while obtaining information from the so-called whistle-blower.

From The Daily Beast

Her prior experience as a Wall Street whistle-blower had not left her desirous of more tumultuous press attention.

From The Daily Beast

The difference between a leaker and a whistle-blower is important.

From The Daily Beast

Master of the air; for he had given a kind of lungs to the wind, and changed the rude draught into a useful blower.

From Project Gutenberg

Good flute worth more dan ten pounds; rale good blower like dat worth twenty at de bery least.

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If you refuse to wrestle, I will brand you as a blower and a braggart—a fellow not fit to be accepted in the society of gentlemen.

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Put a platter under it or a dripping pan, and put the blower up in front of it.

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If the walls are very thin, a glass-blower's knife should be used instead of a file.

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