"bellower" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bellowers [plural]
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  1. One who bellows. Translations (one who bellows): karjuja (Finnish), mölähtelijä (Finnish), bovinātor [masculine] (Latin)
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  2. (obsolete, colloquial) A town crier. Tags: colloquial, obsolete
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