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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The kitchen handwash sink lacked paper towels and a hand blower.—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Nov. 2025 China’s DeepSeek calls for AI ‘whistle-blowers’ on job losses.—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 11 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 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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