blower
Americannoun
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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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Most of the movie takes place in that witching-hour window, an airlessly silent time where an at-home podcaster doesn’t worry about being interrupted by a leaf blower, an ice cream truck or a dog.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 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
Plant them with low shrubs and perennial plants that are forest-adapted to grow among leaves, so that you and your blower can take a break.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 31, 2025
So I did something I’d sworn I’d never do: I bought a leaf blower.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2025
The smoke blower pressed my nose with the tip of his finger.
From "Milkweed" by Jerry Spinelli
The only souvenirs we bought were $25 “Finding Nemo” bubble blowers that they couldn’t put down.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 7, 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
In the Slate Plus episode: The trouble with leaf blowers.
From Slate ● Apr. 12, 2025
The noise is deafening, with actors, jugglers, and glass blowers working the crowd.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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