boomer
noun
Simple meaning
An elderly person, regardless of generation.
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈbumɚ
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Definition
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noun
by extensionslangsometimes derogatory
An elderly person, regardless of generation.
by extensionslangsometimes derogatory
A person who is too old to be familiar with the use of recent technology.
usmainly 1920–1930
A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
A device used to bind or tighten chain.
An adult male kangaroo.
informal
A person born in the postwar years (generally considered in the United States and other Allied countries as between 1946 and the early 1960s), when there was a marked increase in birthrates throughout the Western world following the return of servicemen at the end of World War II.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- B2 · Upper Intermediate (estimated)
- Frequency
- Uncommon
- Typical Use
- Primarily written
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- “They expanded the schools for a generation of baby boomers.”noun
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Make a resonant sound, like artillery.
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A member of the baby boom generation in the 1950s.
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