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
Removal of fallen leaves from planter beds, whether by blower or rake, is ill-advised.
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Among Cederquist’s chump-change payoffs, in addition to the candy, were bottled water, a snow blower and a granite mailbox.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The live stream opened with Chalamet sitting in what appeared to be a giant lottery ball blower, with ping-pong balls storming around him.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Use your rake or blower to keep these clear.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
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Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 17 Oct. 2025
Among Cederquist’s chump-change payoffs, in addition to the candy, were bottled water, a snow blower and a granite mailbox.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 15 Oct. 2025
The live stream opened with Chalamet sitting in what appeared to be a giant lottery ball blower, with ping-pong balls storming around him.
—Jack Dunn, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Use your rake or blower to keep these clear.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
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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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Still, Kimmel never came off as a braggart.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
24 Sep. 2025
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Even aside from Trump’s own enthusiastic personal immorality and impiety, his political style — the pugnacious smear artist and demagogic braggart — was the antithesis of what evangelicals had sought before.—
Chris Stirewalt,
The Hill,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Blower.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blower. Accessed 2 Dec. 2025.
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