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boomer
noun
boom·er
Definition of boomer
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
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Recent Examples of boomer from the Web
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Federal officials predict the Medicare Advantage option will grow further as massive numbers of baby boomers retire in coming years.
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The resurgence, also helped by a baby boomer population that wants to collect the machines, is radiating to the assembly line at Stern's Elk Grove Village headquarters.
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The resurgence in pinball, helped by a baby boomer population that wants to collect the machines, is radiating to the assembly line at Stern Pinball's Elk Grove Village headquarters.
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Luxury-car makers began to grab an increasing slice of the American car market as baby boomers reached their peak income years and splurged on upscale automobiles.
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Much has been made about baby boomers disappearing from working America.
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Contrary to what the children of baby boomers might believe, vinyl records are far from extinct.
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The payoff will only grow as time goes by, and particularly as baby-boomers enter the later, most expensive years of retirement.
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My entire career has been focused on marketing and selling to baby boomers.
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First Known Use of boomer
1880
BOOMER Defined for English Language Learners
boomer
noun
Definition of boomer for English Language Learners
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: a person born during a period of time when many babies were born : a person born during a baby boom
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