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
Use your rake or blower to keep these clear.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Leaf Blowers Leaf blowers come in backpack or handheld models, and can be powered by gas, electricity, or batteries.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Three electric blowers inflate the bellows.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 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
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 4 Oct. 2025
Leaf Blowers Leaf blowers come in backpack or handheld models, and can be powered by gas, electricity, or batteries.
—Luke Miller, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Sep. 2025
Three electric blowers inflate the bellows.
—Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 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
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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
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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 28 Oct. 2025.
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