boomer
Short definition from Wiktionary
Noun
- Something that makes a booming sound.
- 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.
- A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.
- A Eurasian bittern (subfamily Botaurinae).
- An adult male kangaroo.
- A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
- A mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).
- A player who prioritises economic development and securing resources (and therefore future production) over offence or defence.
- Alternative letter-case form of Boomer (“Oklahoma settler”).
- Ellipsis of baby boomer.
- An elderly person, regardless of generation.
- A person who is too old to be familiar with the use of recent technology.
- A member of a 19th century movement which campaigned for the opening of "Unassigned Lands" within the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) for settlement.
- Alternative form of boomer (“baby boomer”).
Proper noun
- A surname.
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