blower : Idioms & Phrases

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Fan blower

  • a wheel with vanes fixed on a rotating shaft inclosed in a case or chamber, to create a blast of air (fan blast) for forge purposes, or a current for draft and ventilation; a fanner.
Webster 1913

Glass blower

  • one whose occupation is to blow and fashion glass.
Webster 1913

hand blower

  • noun a hand-held electric blower that can blow warm air onto the hair; used for styling hair
    hair dryer; hair drier; blow dryer; blow drier.
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snow blower

  • noun a machine that removes snow by scooping it up and throwing it forcefully through a chute
    snow thrower.
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Steam blower

  • . (a) A blower for producing a draught consisting of a jet or jets of steam in a chimney or under a fire . (b) A fan blower driven directly by a steam engine.
Webster 1913

whistle blower

  • noun an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it
    whistle blower; whistleblower.
    • the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on
    • the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals
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whistle-blower

  • noun an informant who exposes wrongdoing within an organization in the hope of stopping it
    whistle blower; whistleblower.
    • the law gives little protection to whistleblowers who feel the public has a right to know what is going on
    • the whistleblower was fired for exposing the conditions in mental hospitals
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