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- [bloh-er]
- /ˈbloʊ ər/
- /ˈbləʊə/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bloh-er]
- /ˈbloʊ ər/
Definitions of blower word
- singular noun blower The blower is the telephone. 3
- noun blower a mechanical device, such as a fan, that blows 3
- noun blower a low-pressure rotary compressor, esp in a furnace or internal-combustion engine 3
- noun blower a discharge of firedamp from a crevice 3
- noun blower a person who blows 3
- noun blower any device for producing a current of air or for blowing air into a room, from a furnace, etc. 3
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Origin of blower
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English. See blow2, -er1
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Parts of speech for Blower
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
blower popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blower usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blower
noun blower
- windbag — Informal. an empty, voluble, pretentious talker.
- boaster — a chisel for boasting stone.
- blowhard — If you describe someone as a blowhard, you mean that they express their opinions very forcefully, and usually in a boastful way.
- vaunt — to speak vaingloriously of; boast of: to vaunt one's achievements.
- braggadocio — vain empty boasting
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