Meanings
nounbellowser (plural bellowsers)
plural bellowsers
- obsoleteslangA sentence of transportation for life.
- obsoleteslangA blow in the pit of the stomach, taking one's breath away.
Origin
From bellows + -er, from bellows (“the lungs”); (life sentence): because people continue to breathe until they die.
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APA
bellowser. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellowser
MLA
“bellowser.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellowser. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bellowser,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bellowser.
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