bomber

[ bom-er ]

noun

1. Military. an airplane equipped to carry and drop bombs.
2. a person who drops or sets bombs, especially as an act of terrorism or sabotage.
3. bomber jacket.

bomber

/ ˈbɒmə /

noun

1. a military aircraft designed to carry out bombing missions
2. a person who plants bombs
3. slang.
   navy a Polaris submarine

Other Words From

• super·bomber noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of bomber¹

First recorded in 1910–15; bomb + -er ¹

Example Sentences

But the bomber was surrounded by guided weapons, some seen for the first time in public.

From The Daily Beast

The same went for the somewhat more modern JH-7 light bomber.

From The Daily Beast

For Ankara to allow a suicide bomber through to launch a flagrant attack at this moment also would appear to be odd timing.

From The Daily Beast

Without firing a shot, we can save Ukraine—and end bomber patrols off our shores.

From The Daily Beast

(His designation by the FBI was the “UNABOM subject,” short for University and Airline Bomber).

From The Daily Beast

Abruptly a bomber fell out of formation, tried to right itself, failed.

From Project Gutenberg

The night bomber is very often a huge triplane, for the extra wing surface gives greater lifting power.

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They practiced for months at bomber takeoff from a field the same length as the deck of a carrier which had never been done.

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The Friedrichshafen bomber was not so large as the Gotha, but in many points of construction it resembled it.

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The bomber vapor trails would be straight and the fighter trails would be above them back and forth across the blue sky.

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