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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. Mining. a jet of firedamp issuing from a crevice.
  4. Slang. a braggart.
  5. 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of blower1

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

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