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. See supercharger
   a low-pressure rotary compressor, esp in a furnace or internal-combustion engine See also supercharger
3. See telephone
   an informal name for telephone
4. See speaking tube
   an informal name for speaking tube
5. See whale
   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

The leaf blower function is more powerful than the vacuum option.

From Popular-Science

This guide will take you through the main points to consider while buying a leaf blower while offering up our leaf blower reviews.

From Popular-Science

Most new workers start out at $12 an hour and will work in helper roles for years before they will land the most coveted positions like finisher, who attaches handles and makes other final touches, and blowers.

From Washington Post

Until, that is, modern humans brought their leaf blowers to the concert hall.

From Time

Days were filled skiing bottomless powder runs, thanks to a blower storm that preceded our arrival by only a few hours.

From Washington Post

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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.

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

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