bloomer

1 of 2

noun (1)

bloom·​er ˈblü-mər 

1

: a plant that blooms

2

: a person who reaches full competence or maturity

he was a late bloomer as a writer

3

[blooming] : a stupid blunder

bloomer

2 of 2

noun (2)

bloo·​mer ˈblü-mər 

1

: a costume for women consisting of a skirt over long loose trousers gathered closely about the ankles

2

bloomers ˈblü-mərz  plural

a

: full loose trousers gathered at the knee formerly worn by women for athletics

b

: underpants of similar design worn chiefly by girls and women

Examples of bloomer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Avoid pruning old wood-bloomers and wait until after the first frost to prune new-wood bloomers. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 22 Oct. 2025

External whispers were ignored, leaving Scheyer thrilled in landing the late-bloomer from Milwaukee’s Wisconsin Lutheran High School. —Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 Oct. 2025

Another fragrant fall bloomer is Heliotrope (Heliotropium arborescens); its olfactory delight is provided by its powerfully redolent blooms. —Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 18 Oct. 2025

That was the year of Christian McCaffrey, Dalvin Cook, Joe Mixon, Alvin Kamara, Kareem Hunt, James Conner, Aaron Jones, Austin Ekeler and late-bloomer Leonard Fournette. —Vic Tafur, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Noun (2)

Amelia Bloomer

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1727, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Noun (2)

1851, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bloomer

• late bloomer

Rhymes for bloomer

• boomer
• humor
• humour
• plumer
• rumor
• rumour
• tumor
• tumour
• antitumor
• pseudotumor
• consumer
• perfumer

Biographical Definition

Bloomer

biographical name

Bloom·​er ˈblü-mər 

Amelia 1818–1894 née Jenks American reformer