blower C2+ Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈbloʊɚ/ UK /ˈbləʊə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a device that produces a current of air; (British slang) a telephone Get him on the blower and tell him we're running late. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a device that produces a... fanventilatorbellowsblasttelephonephone Word family Related forms blow Etymology AI details From blow + -er; blow descends from Old English blāwan ('to blow'), from Proto-Germanic *blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bhleh- ('to blow, swell'). blāwan Old English *bʰleh₁- Proto-Indo-European View etymology graph -> Topics Technology & Computing Word Formation & Derivatives Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # blower **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈbloʊɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈbləʊə/ ## Meanings 1. a device that produces a current of air; (British slang) a telephone ## Examples - Get him on the blower and tell him we're running late. ## Synonyms - fan - ventilator - bellows - blast - telephone - phone ## Related Forms - blow ## Roots and Affixes - Root: blāwan - Root: *bʰleh₁- ## Etymology From blow + -er; blow descends from Old English blāwan ('to blow'), from Proto-Germanic *blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bhleh- ('to blow, swell'). ## AI Etymology Blower is a noun meaning "a device that produces a current of air; (British slang) a telephone". Historically, it is from blow + -er; blow descends from Old English blāwan ('to blow'), from Proto-Germanic *blēaną, from Proto-Indo-European *bhleh- ('to blow, swell'). The visible construction is part of the etymology: blower is not just an unanalyzed simple word. The modern meaning, "a device that produces a current of air; (British slang) a telephone", follows the base word through the added English ending. The historical chain links Old English blāwan with Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-. A close English family member is blow. ## Topics - Technology & Computing - Word Formation & Derivatives - Register & Style markdown