blower

noun

blow·​er ˈblō(-ə)r 

1

: one that blows

2

: a device for producing a current of air or gas

3

: braggart

4

chiefly British : telephone

Synonyms of blower

• cock
• braggart
• cracker
• boaster

Examples of blower in a Sentence

although he's not the first person to blow his own horn, he's about the most obnoxious blower I've ever met

Recent Examples on the Web

In the 3800 block of North Hamilton Avenue in Chicago's North Center neighborhood, residents armed with a couple of snow blowers and a lot of shovels cleared off the block before city crews arrived. —Adam Harrington, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026

Some snow blowers have electric-start engines. —David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026

Bypassing shoveling altogether by using a handheld snow blower or hiring a snow removal service can be good options, too. —Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 Jan. 2026

Tom Moloughney, a tech reviewer and host of the State of Charge YouTube channel, deployed the Yarbo snow blower as snow and sleet blanketed his Chester, New Jersey property. —Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 28 Jan. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing blower

• leaf blower
• on the blower
• whistle-blower

Rhymes for blower

• goer
• grower
• knower
• lower
• mower
• rower
• slower
• sower
• thrower
• whistleblower

Kids Definition

blower

noun

blow·​er ˈblō(-ə)r 

1

: one that blows

2

: a device for producing a stream of air or gas