What does blower mean?

Definitions for blower
ˈbloʊ ərblow·er

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word blower.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. blowernoun

    a device that produces a current of air

  2. electric fan, blowernoun

    a fan run by an electric motor

  3. cetacean, cetacean mammal, blowernoun

    large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals

Wiktionary

  1. blowernoun

    A person who blows.

  2. blowernoun

    Any device that blows.

  3. blowernoun

    Telephone.

    Get on the blower and call headquarters right away!

  4. blowernoun

    A ducted fan, usually part of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning system.

  5. blowernoun

    A braggart, or loud talker.

  6. blowernoun

    The whale; so called by seamen, from its habit of spouting up a column of water.

  7. blowernoun

    A small fish of the Atlantic coast, Tetrodon turgidus; the puffer.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Blowernoun

    A melter of tin.

    Etymology: from blow.

    Add his care and cost in buying wood, and in fetching the same to the blowing-house, together with the blowers, two or three months extreme and encreasing labour. Richard Carew, Survey.

ChatGPT

  1. blower

    A blower is a machine or device that moves air or gas by spinning a fan, which creates a flow to increase pressure, speed, volume or direction. This device is used in various applications such as ventilation, heating or cooling, industrial processes, and others. Examples of blowers include hair dryers, leaf blowers, or industrial blowers in chemical plants.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Blowernoun

    one who, or that which, blows

  2. Blowernoun

    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

  3. Blowernoun

    a blowing out or excessive discharge of gas from a hole or fissure in a mine

  4. Blowernoun

    the whale; -- so called by seamen, from the circumstance of its spouting up a column of water

  5. Blowernoun

    a small fish of the Atlantic coast (Tetrodon turgidus); the puffer

  6. Blowernoun

    a braggart, or loud talker

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. BLOWER

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Blower is ranked #39004 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Blower surname appeared 565 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Blower.

    95.2% or 538 total occurrences were White.
    2.1% or 12 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1% or 6 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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Anagrams for blower »

  1. bowler

  2. reblow

  3. worble

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of blower in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of blower in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of blower in a Sentence

  1. Phil Roe:

    It is unacceptable that any law-abiding whistle-blower would be punished for bringing the issues within VA to light.

  2. John Thavis:

    Vigano presented himself as a whistle blower, but he also had a persecution complex. He saw conspiracy theories all around him.

  3. Sali Atanga Ndindeng:

    The stove … burns husks directly to produce thermal energy for cooking and heating water and the solar panel provides light while firing the blower, we have tested the stove for emissions and have seen that it has very low emissions, making it ideal to use in the home.

  4. Donald Trump:

    There have been stories written about a certain individual, a male, and they say he's the whistle-blower, if he's The Whistleblower, he has no credibility. Because he's a Brennan guy, he's a Susan Rice guy, he's an Obama guy. And he hates Trump.

  5. Rebekah Heiner of Newport News:

    I sent my husband out with the leaf blower a couple months ago to clear the backyard of all the leaves that had fallen off our tree, and when I peeked outside, I found my daughter and husband jumping through the pile and throwing leaves at each other. It certainly made me smile and was a good reminder not to take life too seriously.

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