blower

noun

Simple meaning

Any device that blows.

Pronunciation

Say it like this:

bloher

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US device voice

IPA pronunciation (US)

ˈbloʊɚ

This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.

IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.

Word Review

Definition

Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.

noun

Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.
A person who blows.
nautical
The whale; so called from its habit of spouting up a column of water.
A ducted fan, usually part of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning system.
(slang, chiefly British, New Zealand, Australia, Ireland, usually preceded by the) Telephone.
Large aquatic carnivorous mammal with fin-like forelimbs no hind limbs, including: whales; dolphins; porpoises; narwhals

Word at a Glance

Difficulty: B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
Frequency: Moderately Common
Formality: Technical

Word Aura™

How this word commonly comes across.

Aura for this meaning

This meaning: Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.

Used this way, blower is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.

Emotional tone: Neutral
Formality: Neutral
Intensity: Not strongly marked
How common: Moderately common
Connotation: Matter-of-fact
Usage feel: Neutral and straightforward

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More ways to use blower

“We used a leaf blower to clear all the fallen leaves from the driveway.”noun

Common Patterns and Combinations

How this word naturally appears with others.

whistle blowersnow blowerleaf blowerroots blowerblower motorair blowerglass bloweramerican blower

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Word Family

Related forms, grouped by how they connect.

Inflected forms

Grammatical variations of the same word.

blownounBase word
A powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon.

Compound terms

Established multiword terms.

hand blowernounCompound term
A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair.
snow blowernounCompound term
A machine that removes snow by scooping it up and throwing it forcefully through a chute.
whistle-blowernounCompound term
An informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it.

Related words

Connected by subject or meaning, not by word formation.

blow dryernounRelated term
A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair.
blow driernounRelated term
A hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair.

Related Words

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Synonyms

Sense: any device that blows

bellows

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