blower

English

noun
Definitions
  • A person who blows.
  • Any device that blows.
  • (slang) Telephone.
  • A ducted fan, usually part of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning system.
  • (dated) A braggart, or loud talker.
  • The whale; so called by seamen, from its habit of spouting up a column of water.
  • A small fish of the Atlantic coast, ; the puffer.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English blower inherited from Old English blāwere (blower) suffix from English blow (bloom, blue, alteration of below, flower, fellate, blossom).

Origin

English

blow

Gloss

bloom, blue, alteration of below, flower, fellate, blossom

Concept
Semantic Field

Agriculture and vegetation

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

花

Emoji

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