boomer

noun

boom·​er ˈbü-mər How to pronounce boomer (audio)
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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But there’s also the uncomfortable fact that a black-and-white strip about boomer radicals that ran in alternative newspapers for 25 years has been gentrified into a full-color hardcover published by Mariner, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. Sam Thielman, New York Times, 20 May 2025 For every stodgy conservator who might consider the guitar a tawdry, lowbrow diversion, there’s a cultural critic who dismisses it as an object of boomer nostalgia, about as musically relevant in this post-rockist era as the harpsichord. Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 19 May 2025 In her view, millennials have been tasked with fixing a broken system, but denied the opportunity by boomers refusing to let go of their power and influence. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 May 2025 For Gen Z Colleague By Alyce Collins Life and Trends Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 A Generation Z woman has implored people to make friends with their senior co-workers, after revealing the adorable gesture her boomer colleague does for her every day. Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for boomer

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of boomer was in 1880

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“Boomer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/boomer. Accessed 29 May. 2025.

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