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

Just 26% of Gen Xers work with a financial advisor, compared with 43% of boomers. — Jeanne Thompson, Fortune, 19 July 2026

Experience Doesn't Replace Understanding COVID-19 shattered the traditional office, boomers are working longer and Gen Z brings new expectations. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Because boomers are living longer and spending their wealth more than past generations, Visa estimates their retirement spending at $16 trillion. — Robert Frank, CNBC, 17 July 2026

The hint of an organizing ethos makes their second consecutive team-up with producer and boomer whisperer Andrew Watt feel connected to and entrenched in the modern world while the band pokes around its sweet spots. — Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 10 July 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