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ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Name

Definition 1:
• A surname.
Noun

Definition 1:
• A member of a 19th century movement which campaigned for the opening of "Unassigned Lands" within the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) for settlement.
Labels: US, historical

Definition 2:
• Alternative letter-case form of boomer ("a baby boomer").
Labels: alt-of
Noun
Pronunciation: /ˈbuː.mə/

Definition 1:
• Something that makes a booming sound.

Definition 2:
• A baby boomer.
Example: Boomers came of age in the era of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin.
Labels: informal

Definition 3:
• A device used to bind or tighten chain.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: chain binder

Definition 4:
• An elderly person, regardless of generation.
Example: I'm going to be a boomer by the time this thing is over.
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: antiquity, codger, gadgie, gaffer, geezer, gramps, greybeard, old codger, old fart, old man, unc, whitebeard
Labels: broadly, derogatory, slang, sometimes

Definition 5:
• A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.
Labels: government, military, nautical, politics, transport, war, US, informal

Definition 6:
• A person who is too old to be familiar with the use of recent technology.
Example: I'm such a boomer; I have no idea how to use this phone.
Labels: broadly, derogatory, slang, sometimes

Definition 7:
• A Eurasian bittern (subfamily Botaurinae spp.).
Labels: UK

Definition 8:
• An adult male kangaroo.

Definition 9:
• A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
Labels: Appalachia

Definition 10:
• A sewellel (Aplodontia rufa).
Wiktionary-listed synonyms: mountain beaver, chehalis

Definition 11:
• In realtime strategy games, a player who prioritises economic development and securing resources (and therefore future production) over offence or defence.
Labels: games, gaming

Definition 12:
• Alternative letter-case form of Boomer ("Oklahoma settler").
Labels: US, alt-of, historical

Definition 13:
• A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
Labels: US

Definition 14:
• A techno-optimist, in particular concerning artificial intelligence.
Wiktionary-listed antonyms: doomer

Definition 15:
• Short for boom operator: The airman who operates the in-air flying refueling boom, to refuel aircraft in mid-air, from an air tanker.
Labels: aeronautics, aerospace, aviation, business, engineering, government, military, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, politics, war, abbreviation, alt-of

Source and attribution
Wiktionary contributors, via Kaikki/Wiktextract. Derived from Wiktionary; CC BY-SA and GFDL terms apply. Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/boomer