blower
Use Blower in a sentence
ər noun
1.
a person or thing that blows.
2.
a machine for supplying air at a moderate pressure, as to supply forced drafts or supercharge and scavenge diesel engines.
3.
4.
Mining. a jet of firedamp issuing from a crevice.
5.
Slang. a braggart.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a mechanical device, such as a fan, that blows |
| 2. | See also supercharger a low-pressure rotary compressor, esp in a furnace or internal-combustion engine |
| 3. | an informal name for telephone |
| 4. | an informal name for speaking tube |
| 5. | an informal name for a whale |
| 6. | mining a discharge of firedamp from a crevice |
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Whistle-blower claims his accusations cost him his job.
In general, the organization encrypts its data and keeps the source of its whistle-blower submissions anonymous.
It also has interesting ramifications for the citizen-journalist or the whistle-blower.
There are times when a graduate student should be a whistle-blower.
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