leaf blower

noun

: a machine that generates a current of air used to collect loose leaves and debris

He figures it would take two men with rakes and brooms a half hour to clear a typical driveway of a week's worth of leaves, or one man five minutes with a leaf blower.

—Evelyn Nieves

Examples of leaf blower in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

In a building across from City Hall Park, staff shredded additional paper Wednesday, with plans to use a leaf blower for maximum effect. — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 18 June 2026

Pine needles, especially, can be difficult to remove, even with a leaf blower. — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 June 2026

The internet may be full of people who want to outlaw leaf blowers, but misophonic triggers tend to share a bodily quality, an aurally traceable culprit such as a person crunching or sighing. — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 8 June 2026

Make yard work easier for dad with this affordable, yet powerful leaf blower. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for leaf blower

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