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boomer

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Noun

  1. Something that makes a booming sound.
  2. A transient worker who would move from boom town to boom town in search of temporary work.
  3. A device used to bind or tighten chain.
  4. A nuclear ballistic missile submarine, SSBN.
  5. A Eurasian bittern (subfamily Botaurinae).
  6. An adult male kangaroo.
  7. A red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus).
  8. A mountain beaver (Aplodontia rufa).
  9. A player who prioritises economic development and securing resources (and therefore future production) over offence or defence.
  10. Alternative letter-case form of Boomer (“Oklahoma settler”).
  11. Ellipsis of baby boomer.
  12. An elderly person, regardless of generation.
  13. A person who is too old to be familiar with the use of recent technology.
  14. A member of a 19th century movement which campaigned for the opening of "Unassigned Lands" within the Indian Territory (now Oklahoma) for settlement.
  15. Alternative form of boomer (“baby boomer”).

Proper noun

  1. A surname.

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