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blower
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
blower
(noun)
whistle–blower
(noun)
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blower
/
ˈ
blowɚ/
noun
plural
blowers
blower
/
ˈ
blowɚ/
noun
plural
blowers
Learner's definition of BLOWER
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]
:
a device that blows air
a leaf
blower
[=a device that is used for clearing away leaves from the ground by producing a strong current of air]
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snowblower
,
whistle-blower
on the blower
British, informal + old-fashioned
:
on the telephone
When I finally got him
on the blower
[=(
US
)
on the horn
] he said he couldn't come.
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