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

Young people are rejecting boomers' view of success Not only will the economy and wage growth slow, but there’s potential for higher taxes and interest rates, economists said. — Medora Lee, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026

Consumer demand is shrinking because boomers — the industry’s biggest fans — are aging out of the wine market. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Ninety-three percent of Gen Z respondents either had a summer trip planned or intended to take one, compared with 85% millennials, 73% of Gen X, and 62% of boomers. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026

Those boats were converted to SSGNs 20 years ago from their nuclear deterrent role as ballistic-missile subs, or boomers, after the US and Russia reduced their nuclear forces with the 1993 START II treaty. — Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 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