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blower

Pronunciation: /ˈbləʊ.ə/

The English word “blower” has 10 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. A person who blows.
  2. A fissure from which firedamp issues, often in quantity for many years.
  3. Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.
  4. A ducted fan, usually part of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning system.
  5. Telephone.
  6. A telephone service providing betting odds and commentary, relayed to customers in a bookmaker's shop via loudspeaker.
  7. A braggart, or loud talker.
  8. The whale; so called from its habit of spouting up a column of water.
  9. A small fish of the Atlantic coast, Sphoeroides maculatus; the puffer.
  10. A gun.

Etymology

From Middle English blowere, blower, from Old English blāwere; equivalent to blow + -er.

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