blower
Americannoun
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blowers
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a person or thing that blows.
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a machine for supplying air at a moderate pressure, as to supply forced drafts or supercharge and scavenge diesel engines.
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Mining. a jet of firedamp issuing from a crevice.
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Slang. a braggart.
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Chiefly British Slang. a telephone.
noun
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a mechanical device, such as a fan, that blows
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a low-pressure rotary compressor, esp in a furnace or internal-combustion engine See also supercharger
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an informal name for telephone
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an informal name for speaking tube
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an informal name for a whale 1
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mining a discharge of firedamp from a crevice
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Origin of blower
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To my surprise, the electric backpack leaf blower I strap on is not much heavier than my normal rucksack.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The handheld Whisper Aero blower typically runs at about half that, though it can go higher.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
That pride radiated off of her in late March as she bounced around the Observatory stage like a lottery ball in an air blower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
The character, a compulsive talker whose social manner is as subtle as a leaf blower, poses a tremendous acting challenge, being as intensely annoying as she is mysteriously alluring.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2025
“She howled. I had to use the leaf blower to blow the water out of the garage so Lou Ann wouldn’t hear her.”
From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko
Professional gardeners like to use their blowers at full throttle.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
The use of NDAs by a church is legal at present, but many safeguarding experts say these agreements amount to gagging orders which can be weaponised against whistle blowers and complainants.
From BBC ● Nov. 16, 2025
The afternoon started with groundskeepers drying the field with leaf blowers, the first rainy game at the Coliseum in nine years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025
For years I considered leaf blowers the soundtrack of suburban arrogance—loud, obnoxiously polluting, proof someone thought their driveway mattered more than the planet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
The noise is deafening, with actors, jugglers, and glass blowers working the crowd.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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