blower (noun)

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• blower — ► NOUN 1) a device for creating a current of air to dry or heat something. 2) informal, chiefly Brit. a telephone …   English terms dictionary

• blower — noun (C) 1 a machine that blows out air: a snow blower for clearing the path 2 on the blower BrE old fashioned on the telephone in order to talk to someone: Get on the blower to him at once. see also: glassblower …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• blower — noun a) Person who blows. Get on the blower and call headquarters right away! b) Any device that blows …   Wiktionary

• blower — noun Blower is used after these nouns: ↑snow …   Collocations dictionary

• blower — early 12c. (originally of horn blowers), from O.E. blawere, agent noun from BLOW (Cf. blow) (v.1). Of mechanical devices from 1795 …   Etymology dictionary

• blower — noun Date: before 12th century 1. one that blows 2. a device for producing a current of air or gas 3. braggart 4. chiefly British telephone …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• blower — noun 1》 a device for creating a current of air to dry or heat something. 2》 Brit. informal a telephone …   English new terms dictionary

• blower — Noun. The telephone. From the speaking tube , down which one blew to attract a person s attention prior to having a conversation through it. Informal …   English slang and colloquialisms

• blower — UK [ˈbləʊə(r)] / US [ˈbloʊər] noun [countable] Word forms blower : singular blower plural blowers a machine that produces a strong current of air • on the blower …   English dictionary

• blower — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. One given to boasting: boaster, brag, braggadocio, braggart, bragger, vaunter. Informal: blowhard. See PRAISE …   English dictionary for students

• blower — blow|er [ blouər ] noun count a machine that produces a strong current of air …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English