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She clearly sees herself as some Snowdenesque whistle-blower, and she's surprised that it's cold in Russia.

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Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of blower gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

A person who blows.

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for blower.

Example sentences

1

She clearly sees herself as some Snowdenesque whistle-blower, and she's surprised that it's cold in Russia.

2

We need whistle-blower protection laws so that the auto companies can't try to eliminate this research by sending the researchers to jail.

3

That's about 3.5 grams of zinc-air goo per night, ignoring packaging, blower loss, etc.

4

Maybe a snow blower thing and a mesh to catch the non snow bits.

5

There is an upside to it, but what about the value of anonymity, for example for a whistle-blower or for political speech?

6

The locomotive controller has the info needed to turn the blower on when needed.

7

Keep in mind that this is the work done, not the power consumed, but let's be generous and assume a 100% efficient blower.

8

There are plenty of blogs, whistle-blower sites and other websites that I'm happy exist but are in no way a business.

9

For this reason, he's not a patriot or a whistle blower.

10

It'd be hard to claim that you are a whistle-blower when you are receiving money- that seems a lot more like standard espionage to me.

11

There have been various whistle blower laws for reporting specific crimes.

12

I think that expecting the information a whistle-blower leaks to correspond 100% to illegal activity is a ridiculous standard to hold them to.

Quote examples

1

If someone reveals classified information, does claiming "whistle blower" status automatically make the initial crime excusable?

2

An analogy I like is "using a leaf blower in a sealed room full of leaves".

3

And I would think offering money would change the tone of prosecuting the "whistle-blower".

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use blower in a sentence?

She clearly sees herself as some Snowdenesque whistle-blower, and she's surprised that it's cold in Russia.

What does blower mean?

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

What part of speech is blower?

blower is commonly used as noun.