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Blower may refer to:

People

Blower (surname)
Henry Blofeld (born 1939), British sports journalist

Other uses

Blower, a fish of the family Tetraodontidae
Blower (snake) (Heterodon platirhinos)
Blower fan, a type of mechanical fan
Leaf blower, a gardening tool
Party blower, a device for making noises at a party.
Supercharger on an internal-combustion engine
Telephone
USS Blower, a submarine of the United States Navy
A device to increase the draught of a locomotive, see blastpipe

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 '''Blower''' may refer to:
+== People ==
-* [[Blower (fish)]], a fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States and the West Indies
-* [[USS Blower (SS-325)]], a submarine of the United States Navy
+* [[Blower (surname)]]
+* [[Henry Blofeld]] (born 1939), British sports journalist
-* a ducted [[centrifugal fan]], especially when used in a heating, ventilating, and air-conditioning system
-* a [[supercharger]] on an internal-combustion engine
-* a device to increase the draught of a locomotive (see [[blastpipe]])
-* the [[telephone]], for which ''the blower'' is a slang term, especially in the United Kingdom. The slang came from the Royal Naval ships prior to telehones. Communication was direct, through a voice pipe. The pipe had a whistle inserted at each end. When a message was to be passed, the caller would remove the whistle at his end, place his mouth into the cavity, sealing it. He would then blow hard. The whistle at the other end would attract the man on watch. He would remove his whistle and call into the pipe. Conversations over, both whistles were replaced.
-* ''[[Heterodon platirhinos]]'', a.k.a. the eastern hog-nosed snake, a non-venomous snake found in North America.
-*[[Henry Blofeld]] (born 1939), British sports journalist nicknamed "Blowers"
-* a braggart, or loud talker. [Slang] --Bartlett. [1913 Webster]
+== Other uses ==
-{{disambig}}
+* Blower, a fish of the family [[Tetraodontidae]]
+* [[Blower (snake)]] (''Heterodon platirhinos'')
+* [[Blower fan]], a type of mechanical fan
+* [[Leaf blower]], a gardening tool
+* [[Party blower]], a device for making noises at a party.
+* [[Supercharger]] on an internal-combustion engine
+* [[Telephone]]
+* {{USS|Blower}}, a submarine of the United States Navy
+* A device to increase the draught of a locomotive, see [[blastpipe]]
+== See also ==
+* [[Blowers]], a surname
+{{disambiguation}}