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

Gridiron-minded boomers will assert that, in 1969, Joe Namath’s Jets scored, in Super Bowl III, the greatest of all Gotham miracles. —David Remnick, New Yorker, 30 May 2026

Empty-nest boomers, on the other hand, own at least 20% of large homes everywhere in the country. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 25 May 2026

The Memorial Day tentpole is showing particular strength among moviegoers under 13 and men over 55, a potentially potent combination that likely reflects the film’s appeal to families, particularly kids who like Baby Yoda along with boomers who like Pedro Pascal’s Clint Eastwood-in-space persona. —Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 22 May 2026

The seated section, meanwhile, was packed with polite Gen Xers and boomers, with men sporting collared shirts and varying stages of baldness otherwise being the closest thing to a common theme. —Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 19 May 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