blower

UK: /ˈbləʊə/ US: /ˈbloʊɚ/ ,(blō′ər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

blow•er /ˈbloʊɚ/   n. [countable]

1. a person or thing that blows.
2. Mechanical Engineering a machine for pushing or sending air through something.
3. British Terms Chiefly Brit. Slang. a telephone.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

blow•er  (blō′ər), n. 

1. a person or thing that blows.
2. Mechanical Engineering a machine for supplying air at a moderate pressure, as to supply forced drafts or supercharge and scavenge diesel engines.
3. snowblower.
4. Mining a jet of firedamp issuing from a crevice.
5. Slang Terms a braggart.
6. supercharger.
7. British Terms [Chiefly Brit. Slang.] a telephone.

• bef. 900; Middle English; Old English. See blow², -er¹

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

blower / ˈbləʊə/ noun

1. a mechanical device, such as a fan, that blows
2. a low-pressure rotary compressor, esp in a furnace or internal-combustion engine
   See also supercharger
3. an informal name for telephone
4. an informal name for speaking tube
5. an informal name for a whale1