boomer

American  

[boo-mer] / ˈbu mər /

noun

1. Informal. baby boomer.

2. a period of sudden and decisive economic growth.

   July was a boomer for the retail trade.

3. a person who settles in areas or towns that are undergoing a period of rapid economic or population growth.

   He was among the first boomers to settle in the town when it began to grow.

4. Informal. a person, fad, etc., that enjoys a brief popularity or financial success.

   This season's hit album turned the group into a boomer.

5. a person or thing that booms.

   These speakers are real boomers with an amazing balance of bass to treble.

6. an enthusiastic supporter; booster.

   The boomers tell us our town can double its size.

7. Australian. a fully grown male kangaroo, especially a large one.

8. Navy Slang. a submarine that can fire intercontinental ballistic missiles and especially those equipped with a nuclear warhead.

9. Informal: Older Use. a wandering or migratory worker; hobo.

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boomer British  

/ ˈbuːmə /

noun

1. a large male kangaroo

2. informal anything exceptionally large

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Etymology

Origin of boomer

First recorded in 1820–30; 1975–80 boomer for def. 1; boom ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

These account holders were mostly Generation X members and baby boomers who had been saving for roughly 25 years, according to Fidelity vice president of thought leadership Mike Shamrell.

From MarketWatch

And yes, I was quite taken by that drink of water the dying boomer takes from the boot.

From Los Angeles Times

Buffer ETFs—exchange-traded funds that protect investor returns from market downturns while capping the upside—have drawn in tens of billions of dollars in recent years from baby boomers and near-retirees.

From The Wall Street Journal

I’ll answer your boundary question first, then address your boomer comment and, even though you may not consider it yet, move onto your looming caretaker issue.

From MarketWatch

The utter subservience of American pop culture to baby boomers over the past 50-odd years has engendered justifiable resentment among members of the subsequent alphabet generations.

From The Wall Street Journal