blower

1. A person who blows.

   Bläser

   ду́ющийdújuščij, труба́чtrubáč

2. A fissure from which firedamp issues, often in quantity for many years.

3. Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.

   Gebläse, Bläser, Lüfter

   фенfen, вентиля́торventiljátor, воздуходу́вкаvozduxodúvka

   фенfen, вентиля́торventyljátor, повітроду́вкаpovitrodúvka

4. Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.

   A ducted fan, usually part of a heating, ventilation, and/or air conditioning system.

5. (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, slang)Telephone.

   Get on the blower and call headquarters right away!

6. Telephone.

   (Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, historical, slang)A telephone service providing betting odds and commentary, relayed to customers in a bookmaker's shop via loudspeaker.

7. (dated)A braggart, or loud talker.

8. The whale; so called from its habit of spouting up a column of water.

9. A small fish of the Atlantic coast, Sphoeroides maculatus; the puffer.

10. (US, slang)A gun.

1. Could I borrow your leaf blower this afternoon?

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2. Leaf-blowers can cause hearing loss.

   deLaubbläser können Hörschäden verursachen.

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3. I've got Tom on the blower.

   deIch hab' Tom an der Strippe.

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4. Tom and I bought a new leaf blower.

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5. A leaf blower is more polluting than an automobile.

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