bomber

noun

bomb·​er ˈbä-mər 

1

: one that bombs

specifically : an airplane designed for bombing

2

: bomber jacket

3

: a skilled long-distance shooter in basketball

Examples of bomber in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Antiaircraft fire kept the bombers so high, however, that aim was difficult to manage, and the bombs fell indiscriminately, destroying more than 4,300 homes while damaging three-quarters of the city's factories. —Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 15 Nov. 2025

Cuban forces quickly crushed the invasion after one of the invading units landed at the wrong spot, CIA bombers missed many of their targets, and Cubans failed, against the CIA's expectation, to rise up against Castro. —Kim Hjelmgaard, USA Today, 14 Nov. 2025

Last month, three B-52 bombers departed Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana and flew for hours near Venezuela's coast. —Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 Nov. 2025

But these days, companies are doing an excellent job of creating fabrics and weatherproofing materials that are bomber and stretchy. —Nathan Allen, Travel + Leisure, 14 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1690, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing bomber

• bomber jacket
• fighter-bomber
• review-bomber
• suicide bomber
• torpedo bomber

Rhymes for bomber

• calmer
• embalmer

Kids Definition

bomber

noun

bomb·​er ˈbäm-ər 

: one that bombs

especially : an airplane designed for dropping bombs