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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Carlos Garcia used a blower to clear out the roads with another neighbor as dozens of cars cruised past.—Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025 Run a blower to remove any fumes from closed or tight spaces.—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025 Renowned for his work with the rare Lustre Art Glass, Radke blew glass at Phoenix Studios, mentored glass blowers and sold his work in Harmony for about four decades.—Kathe Tanner, Sacbee.com, 23 Apr. 2025 The handwash sink next to the ice machine left users with wet hands because there weren’t any paper towels or a hot blower.—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 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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