boomer.
Something that makes a booming sound.
Meaning & usage
Something that makes a booming sound.
A device used to bind or tighten chain.
A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.
A Eurasian bittern (subfamily Botaurinae spp.).
An adult male kangaroo.
A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
A sewellel (Aplodontia rufa).
A player who prioritises economic development and securing resources (and therefore future production) over offence or defence.
Alternative letter-case form of Boomer (“Oklahoma settler”).
A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
A techno-optimist, in particular concerning artificial intelligence.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree English boom Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English boomer From boom + -er.
A baby boomer.
Boomers came of age in the era of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
An elderly person, regardless of generation.
I'm going to be a boomer by the time this thing is over.
A person who is too old to be familiar with the use of recent technology.
I'm such a boomer; I have no idea how to use this phone.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English baby English baby English boom Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English boomer ▲ English baby English boom English baby boom ▲ English -er English baby boomerellip. English boomer Ellipsis of baby boomer.
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