as in cock
someone who boasts
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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Recent Examples of blower
Your power equipment for your home, like a two-stroke gas blower, a lawnmower, that kind of gasoline is not shelf stable as long as gasoline doesn’t have ethanol in it, which is known as non-oxy.
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Kyle Cheromcha, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
Use the air blower, instead of blowing air from your mouth, as saliva and moisture can create unnecessary smudges.
—Jacob Little, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Providence has hired specialty industrial-strength snow blowers from Connecticut, and hopes to have a lane cleared on every city street by the end of the day, according to a city spokesman.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 26 Feb. 2026
There are also different types of snow blowers within those categories.
—Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
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Kyle Cheromcha, The Drive, 1 Apr. 2026
Use the air blower, instead of blowing air from your mouth, as saliva and moisture can create unnecessary smudges.
—Jacob Little, Space.com, 14 Mar. 2026
Providence has hired specialty industrial-strength snow blowers from Connecticut, and hopes to have a lane cleared on every city street by the end of the day, according to a city spokesman.
—Antonia Noori Farzan, The Providence Journal, 26 Feb. 2026
There are also different types of snow blowers within those categories.
—Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for blower
Noun
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The story is told from Dah’s perspective, as Jocelyn—who displays a quasi-mystical rapport with fighting cocks—suffers an emotional breakdown, putting their business and their lives in danger.—
The New Yorker,
The New Yorker,
26 July 2024
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The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.—
Matthew Gavin Frank,
Harper's Magazine,
6 June 2023
Noun
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Of the many incarnations of the narcissist, there is the braggart, and there is also the neurotic.—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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Still, Kimmel never came off as a braggart.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Blower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blower. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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