although he's not the first person to blow his own horn, he's about the most obnoxious blower I've ever met
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In addition to the water issues, the handwash sink was bereft of soap, paper towels or any mechanical hot air blower.—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025 To discharge heat, a circulating air blower is turned on, pushing air up through the brick stack and heating it to over 1,000 °C before releasing it through an outlet.—IEEE Spectrum, 30 Oct. 2025 Then add party hats and party blowers.—Dina Kaur, AZCentral.com, 23 Oct. 2025 Removal of fallen leaves from planter beds, whether by blower or rake, is ill-advised.—Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blower
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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The first known use of blower was
before the 12th century
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