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 This assertion, according to a subsequent whistle-blower complaint, was false. Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025 The cordless blower has garnered thousands of perfect ratings and has been snapped up by more than 7,000 shoppers in the past month. Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 Weighing just four pounds, this blower can easily be handled by anyone in the household. Christopher Murray May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2025 Cederquist and other troopers on his team handed over CDLs for gifts like a new driveway valued at $10,000 and a $2,000 snow blower. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 31 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for blower
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Noun
  • 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
  • The former became fighting cocks and the latter became sows.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 6 June 2023
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  • Still, Kimmel never came off as a braggart.
    Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025
  • 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 8 Oct. 2025.

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