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)

A player of a wind instrument.
(rare) One tasked with blows a bellows.
(rare) A tool or instrument used by blowing.
(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.

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