boomer

noun

boom·​er ˈbü-mər 

1

: one that booms

2

: one that joins a rush of settlers to a boom area

3

: a transient worker (such as a bridge builder)

4

: a person born during a baby boom : baby boomer

Examples of boomer in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Thus, not only do Gen Z-ers in their 20s learn from boomers in their 60s, but both groups can learn from each other while having fun doing it. —Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2026

Fleming ends the piece by imagining a day when all the boomers show up on the White House lawn ominously holding their indecipherable Bitmoji over their heads. —John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026

Instead, the duo assembled a team of 10 or so employees — a group of largely 20- and 30-somethings who are encouraged to challenge their boomer bosses — and got busy building a slate of high-profile projects that don’t all star Bateman. —Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026

This has knock-on impacts on retirement, or those who want to work less but still earn, with studies from the likes of Pew Research showing boomers are participating in the workforce at levels not seen for generations. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing boomer

• baby boomer

Rhymes for boomer

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