blowere

Middle English

Alternative forms

• blawer, blauere, blower

Etymology

From Old English blāwere; equivalent to blowen (“to blow”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈblɔu̯ər(ə)/
• (Northern ME) IPA^(key): /ˈblɑu̯ər(ə)/

Noun

blowere (plural blowers)

1. A player of a wind instrument.
2. (rare) One tasked with blows a bellows.
3. (rare) A tool or instrument used by blowing.
4. (rare) A person who talks rudely.

Descendants

• English: blower
• Scots: blawer

References

• “blouere, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-14.