English Explanatory Dictionary

hornblower

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone or something that blows a horn.
name
  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. Ellipsis of Horatio Hornblower, a fictional sea captain created by C.S. Forester, of the sail, iron men and wooden ships era.

Word forms

hornblower hornblowers

Etymology

From horn + blower, or from Old English hornblāwere.

Synonyms

horner

Related words

cornage

Derived words

Hornblower
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