A person who blows.
A fissure from which firedamp issues, often in quantity for many years.
The great sources of fire-damp in coal mines are blowers or fissures from which currents of this inflammable gas issue in considerable quantities and for a long series of years
Any device that blows; often, especially, a furnace component or a supercharger.
The locomotive […] was quietly "blowing off" on one Ross "pop" valve, whilst the rhythmic clanging of the fireman's shovel, the black smoke pouring from her chimney, and the harsh sound of the blower told of the proximity of departure time.
A surname originating as an occupation.
From Middle English blowere, blower, from Old English blāwere; equivalent to blow + -er.
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