Definition of blower Blower

/blowˈɚ/ - [blower] - blow•er

We found 18 definitions of blower from 6 different sources.

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

Plural: blowers

blower - a device that produces a current of air
  device any clever maneuver; "he would stoop to any device to win a point"; "it was a great sales gimmick"; "a cheap promotions gimmick for greedy businessmen"
  bellows a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
blower - large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals
  cetacean, cetacean mammal
  aquatic mammal whales and dolphins; manatees and dugongs; walruses; seals
  cetacea, order cetacea an order of Eutheria
  pod a detachable container of fuel on an airplane
  whale any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
  fluke parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
blower - a fan run by an electric motor
  electric fan
  fan a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces
  electric motor a motor that converts electricity to mechanical work
  fan blade blade of a rotating fan
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • blower (Noun)
    A person who blows.
  • blower (Noun)
    Any device that blows.
  • blower (Noun)
    A ducted fan, usually part of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning system.
  • blower (Noun)
    A braggart, or loud talker.
  • blower (Noun)
    The whale; so called by seamen, from its habit of spouting up a column of water.
  • blower (Noun)
    A small fish of the Atlantic coast, Tetrodon turgidus; the puffer.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • blower (n.)
    One who, or that which, blows.
  • blower (n.)
    A device for producing a current of air; as: (a) A metal plate temporarily placed before the upper part of a grate or open fire. (b) A machine for producing an artificial blast or current of air by pressure, as for increasing the draft of a furnace, ventilating a building or shaft, cleansing gram, etc.
  • blower (n.)
    A blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or fissure in a mine.
  • blower (n.)
    The whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water.
  • blower (n.)
    A small fish of the Atlantic coast (Tetrodon turgidus); the puffer.
  • blower (n.)
    A braggart, or loud talker.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • blower
    A device that produces a current of air.

Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅

  • blower
    A pipe. How the swell funks his blower and lushes red tape; what a smoke the gentleman makes with his pipe, and drinks brandy.

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