How to say "blower" in Japanese

• ドライヤーCommon
  nounFor 'blower' this is really the hair dryer: the common word for the hot-air device used to dry hair, and it is seldom the word for a blower as machinery.
  ホテルの部屋へやにドライヤーはついていますか。↗

  Are the hotel rooms supplied with hair dryers?
• ブロワー
  nounThe direct loanword for 'blower', a machine that blows air; it can also mean a fan. Less common, it is the word you want when talking about such machinery.
• 送風機そうふうき
  nounThe technical term for a machine that sends or blows air, covering 'blower', 'fan' and 'ventilator'; less common, it is the kanji word found in engineering and industrial settings.

For the hair dryer use 「ドライヤー」, the common word; for a blower as machinery choose between the loanword 「ブロワー」 and the technical term 送風機, which also covers fans and ventilators.

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• ドライヤーdryer (esp. hair)
• ブロワーblower
• 送風機そうふうきventilator