"Hornblower" meaning in English

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Proper name

Forms: Hornblowers [plural]
Etymology: horn + blower. Capitalization of hornblower. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|horn|blower}} horn + blower, {{m|en|hornblower}} hornblower Head templates: {{en-prop|~|s}} Hornblower (countable and uncountable, plural Hornblowers)
  1. A surname originating as an occupation. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-Hornblower-en-name-Ng4uA~tx Categories (other): English surnames
  2. Ellipsis of Horatio Hornblower., a fictional sea captain created by C.S. Forester, of the sail, iron men and wooden ships era. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable Alternative form of: Horatio Hornblower (extra: a fictional sea captain created by C.S. Forester, of the sail, iron men and wooden ships era.)
    Sense id: en-Hornblower-en-name-7PsBStmv Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77

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