a mechanical device that blows a strong current of air; used to make a fire burn more fiercely or to sound a musical instrument
source: WordNet 3.0
An instrument, utensil, or machine, which, by alternate expansion and contraction, or by rise and fall of the top, draws in air through a valve and expels it through a tube for various purposes, as blowing fires, ventilating mines, or filling the pipes of an organ with wind.
