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hornblower¹

Where it comes from

From horn + blower, or from Old English hornblāwere.

noun hornblowers

  1. Someone or something that blows a horn.

    Similar: horner

Hornblower²

Where it comes from

From horn + blower. Capitalization of hornblower.

proper noun Hornblowers

  1. countable, uncountable A surname originating as an occupation.
  2. abbreviation, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Ellipsis of Horatio Hornblower, a fictional sea captain created by C.S. Forester, of the sail, iron men and wooden ships era.

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@misc{hornblower_2026,
  title = {hornblower},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hornblower},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}