as in cocks
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 blowers
Whistle-blowers emerged from the military and the police.
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Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Spring cleaning is underway, which means lawnmowers, blowers, weedwhackers and trimmers are in overdrive.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The Giottos Rocket Air Blaster and the VSGO Air Blower are two good air blowers.
—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
Electric snow blowers are corded and good for clearing light to moderate snow off patios, porches, walkways, and small-to-medium-size driveways.
—Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
The drones fly autonomously alongside normal operations, adapting to airflow from blowers and door activity while continuing to capture inventory data.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Some snow blowers have electric-start engines.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026
Spring cleaning is underway, which means lawnmowers, blowers, weedwhackers and trimmers are in overdrive.
—Paul Burton, CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
The Giottos Rocket Air Blaster and the VSGO Air Blower are two good air blowers.
—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
Electric snow blowers are corded and good for clearing light to moderate snow off patios, porches, walkways, and small-to-medium-size driveways.
—Christina Cush, Architectural Digest, 20 Feb. 2026
The drones fly autonomously alongside normal operations, adapting to airflow from blowers and door activity while continuing to capture inventory data.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
Some snow blowers have electric-start engines.
—David Beaulieu, The Spruce, 1 Feb. 2026
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“Blowers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blowers. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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