boomer

Meaning

1. Something that makes a booming sound.
2. (US) A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
3. A device used to bind or tighten chain.
4. (US, slang) A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.
5. (UK) A Eurasian bittern (subfamily Botaurinae).
6. An adult male kangaroo.
7. (Appalachia) A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
8. A mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).
9. A player who prioritises economic development and securing resources (and therefore future production) over offence or defence.
10. (US, alt-of, historical) Alternative letter-case form of Boomer (“Oklahoma settler”).

Synonyms

baby boomer

woofer

baby-boomer

Translations

haut-parleur de graves

καγκουρό

boomer

φανατικός οπαδός

haut-parleur

📢

kangourou

🦘

boumeur

baby-boomer

bébé-boumeur

bébé-boumeuse

boomeur

baby boomer

العامل

transductor de sonar para exploración submarina de los substratos del fondo

بوابة تلقائية

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbuːmə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From boom + -er.