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

Jessie asks, with the innocence of someone first unboxed by a boomer. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Meanwhile, younger people don't seem to share boomers' ideas about the American dream. — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 15 June 2026

As the show’s plot advances, more and more of its concerns come to echo those of its presumptive boomer audience. — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 31 May 2026

But in the final analysis, the crux of the movie’s Gen Z–versus–boomer schism may boil down to its major third-act reveal. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 22 June 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