blower

American  

[bloh-er] / ˈbloʊ ər /

noun

• blowers
  plural

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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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• blowers
  plural

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Etymology

Origin of blower

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

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

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Online pre-orders of Whisper Aero's handheld leaf blower started this year.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

"When we use the gas blower, some people get mad. They are reading a book or something."

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

“Papa,” I said as I stopped turning the handle on the blower, “do you believe that the wishes we made at the fairy ring will come true?”

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls

It's priced at the high-end of electric leaf blowers, which are often more expensive than traditional petrol versions.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Instead of air conditioning, Peach said there were "big blowers" on board, expelling hot air.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

Yet U.S. commercial airports remove snow manually with plows, brushes, blowers and shovels, along with chemical de-icers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 31, 2025

As the rain fell overnight, a maintenance crew armed with leaf blowers and giant squeegees worked up to kickoff to keep the field in decent condition.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 15, 2025

She thought, Oh, my God, they’re going to unlock my old battery, it’s going to stop my blowers.

From "The Hot Zone" by Richard Preston

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