I. ˈblōə(r) noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English blāwere, from blāwan to blow + -ere -er — more at blow
1. : one that blows ; specifically : a worker who blows something (as furs), produces something (as glassware) by blowing, or operates a blowing machine or blowing equipment (as a blast furnace)
2. : puffer 4a
3. : a boastful person : braggart
4. slang
a. : a communication system ; especially : a closed or private system (as between police headquarters and cruisers on duty or between bookmakers and their representatives at a track)
b. : the receiving device of such a system
5. : a device for producing a current of air or gas (as to increase the draft of a furnace, ventilate a building or shaft, cool electronic equipment, or move or raise hay, silage, grain, or sawdust pneumatically)
II. noun
Britain : telephone